Cirque de Férisson
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 56 min walking
2506 m
2205 m
1903 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
611 m
Drop
602 m
Highest
2465 m
Lowest
1917 m
Walking time
about 2 h 56 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.3 km, climbs 26% for 1630 m early on, comes down 19% for 1380 m early on.
Clockwise: Climbs 19% for 1380 m near the end, comes down 26% for 1630 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.3–5.9, from 1919 m to 2463 m.
How the 9.6 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.6 km
Descending
3.3 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.7 km