Petit Mont-Blanc et Lacs Merlet
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 7 h 53 min walking
2796 m
2244 m
1691 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
1644 m
Drop
1640 m
Highest
2721 m
Lowest
1716 m
Walking time
about 7 h 53 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 21% for 3170 m near the end, comes down 17% for 4650 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 17% for 4650 m midway, comes down 21% for 3170 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 15.0–23.4, from 1717 m to 2721 m.
How the 25.7 km splits
Flat
2.0 km
Climbing
7.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
5.2 km
Descending
4.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
7.2 km
Link it with other walks
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