Circuit du Lac Noir
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 49 min walking
2573 m
2152 m
1731 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
804 m
Drop
806 m
Highest
2516 m
Lowest
1750 m
Walking time
about 3 h 49 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 21% for 2750 m early on, comes down 23% for 1330 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 23% for 1330 m early on, comes down 21% for 2750 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.3–6.8, from 1752 m to 2512 m.
How the 12.4 km splits
Flat
1.2 km
Climbing
2.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.0 km
Descending
2.4 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.7 km
Link it with other walks
Col de Montséti et Lac Noir
Starts here too · Shares 10.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.7, 11.812.87 km
Tour du Montséti
Starts here too · Shares 10.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 5.7, 11.812.87 km
Col du Mont
Starts here too · Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.4, 11.88 km
Hameau les Côtes
Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.4, 11.88.15 km
Col du Petit Saint-Bernard vers le Refuge de l Archeboc
Shares 4.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 11.0, 12.015.48 km
Lac de Petit
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.96.17 km
le Ruitor - la Motte
Shares 2.9 km of path · meets at km 3.8, 4.9, 6.5…7.19 km
la Petite Sassière
Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 9.72.08 km
le Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - le Ruitor
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 9.112.22 km
Tête du Plane
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 9.7, 10.52.62 km