Tour d'Emparis par la Buffe
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 7 h 24 min walking
2407 m
2067 m
1728 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
875 m
Drop
1072 m
Highest
2361 m
Lowest
1743 m
Walking time
about 7 h 4 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 20% for 1270 m early on, comes down 16% for 1480 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 6.7 km, climbs 16% for 1480 m midway, comes down 20% for 1270 m near the end.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (3.3 km at 10%+, 2.3 km of it 15%+) and come down 1.9 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 14.0–19.7, from 1757 m to 2360 m.
How the 28.1 km splits
Flat
7.2 km
Climbing
5.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.3 km
Descending
10.8 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.3 km
Link it with other walks
le Pic du Mas de la Grave
Shares 14.7 km of path · meets at km 15.0, 28.116.55 km
le Vallon de la Buffe
Shares 6.4 km of path · meets at km 3.0, 8.4, 10.4…10.61 km
le Col de Martignare et la Crête de la Buffe
Shares 5.9 km of path · meets at km 7.9, 15.018.84 km
le Vallon de Martignare
Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 8.4, 15.07.56 km
Lac Noir et Lac Lérié Depuis le Chazelet
Shares 4.4 km of path · meets at km 8.0, 15.0, 20.010.13 km
Serre Bernard par la Berche
Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 7.9, 17.29.83 km
les Lacs du Plateau d'Emparis au Départ de Besse
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 23.310.39 km
le Sentier des Mules
Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 7.8, 17.26.2 km
Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 4.9, 5.8, 12.3…93.36 km
les Plagnes par les Clots
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 8.46.09 km