Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves
Loop Walk
2,500
XP
a 7-day route
2976 m
2133 m
1290 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.
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Climb
8614 m
Drop
8470 m
Highest
2862 m
Lowest
1328 m
Walking time
about 41 h 22 min
A 7-day route, walked in stages. 2,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 24% for 3280 m near the end, comes down 20% for 1970 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 20% for 1970 m near the end, comes down 24% for 3280 m early on.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (13.5 km at 10%+, 13.5 km of it 15%+) and come down 2 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
How the 135.0 km splits
Flat
21.7 km
Climbing
43.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
13.5 km
Descending
54.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.0 km
Link it with other walks
Autour de la Pointe d'Émy
Shares 31.6 km of path · meets at km 4.6, 6.3, 8.2…55.68 km
Autour des Aiguilles d'Arves
Shares 13.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.4, 0.6…31 km
le Col de Martignare et la Crête de la Buffe
Shares 6.1 km of path · meets at km 61.1, 62.4, 62.6…18.84 km
la Boucle du Cruq des Aiguilles
Shares 5.5 km of path · meets at km 55.4, 56.0, 56.3…11.56 km
le Vallon de Martignare
Shares 5.5 km of path · meets at km 63.2, 65.1, 65.8…7.56 km
Boucle des Chalets du Vallon
Shares 5.3 km of path · meets at km 38.7, 38.8, 39.1…7.53 km
Vallon de la Lauzette
Shares 5.3 km of path · meets at km 47.2, 49.3, 49.4…5.95 km
le Vallon de la Buffe
Shares 5.2 km of path · meets at km 66.0, 66.4, 68.6…10.61 km
le Sommet des Ratissières
Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 42.1, 42.2, 44.4…4.27 km
la Combe des Aiguilles d'Arves
Shares 5.0 km of path · meets at km 43.4, 44.4, 44.6…6.48 km