Tour de la Roche d'Étache
Loop Walk
1,000
XP
a 2-day route
3043 m
2337 m
1631 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
2108 m
Drop
2102 m
Highest
2947 m
Lowest
1663 m
Walking time
about 10 h 39 min
A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 19% for 2920 m midway, comes down 24% for 1470 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 24% for 1470 m midway, comes down 19% for 2920 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 10.5–20.9, from 2947 m to 1663 m.
How the 35.6 km splits
Flat
5.9 km
Climbing
11.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
5.1 km
Descending
10.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.5 km
Link it with other walks
Circuit du Fond d'Étache
Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 13.4, 15.816.83 km
Col d'Ambin
Shares 4.9 km of path · meets at km 1.78.84 km
les Lacs Perrin
Shares 4.4 km of path · meets at km 22.6, 27.1, 27.3…5.73 km
le Refuge d'Ambin
Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 2.84.01 km
Tour de Haute Maurienne Vanoise
Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 19.3, 21.2, 21.7…151.62 km
le Vallon d'Étache
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 15.6, 15.83.91 km
le Lac de Savine
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 24.0, 27.1, 28.4…6.88 km
Alpages de Montbas et de Bramanette en Haute-Maurienne
Crosses at km 19.39.62 km
les Alpages de Montbas
Crosses at km 19.35.97 km
le Fort du Mont Froid
Crosses at km 29.95.98 km