Circuit des Forts
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 56 min walking
2228 m
1984 m
1739 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
473 m
Drop
475 m
Highest
2195 m
Lowest
1750 m
Walking time
about 2 h 56 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 17% for 630 m near the end, comes down 26% for 1050 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 2.5 km, climbs 26% for 1050 m midway, comes down 17% for 630 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.8–6.5, from 2195 m to 1882 m.
How the 10.8 km splits
Flat
1.7 km
Climbing
3.6 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.1 km
Descending
2.7 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.3 km