Tour de la Pointe de la Saume
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 5 h 42 min walking
2860 m
2233 m
1606 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
1351 m
Drop
1346 m
Highest
2774 m
Lowest
1634 m
Walking time
about 5 h 42 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 2.2 km, climbs 29% for 1870 m early on, comes down 30% for 1180 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 30% for 1180 m early on, comes down 29% for 1870 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.2–7.2, from 1698 m to 2774 m.
How the 17.2 km splits
Flat
2.4 km
Climbing
3.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.9 km
Descending
2.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
5.0 km
Chemin des Contes et Légendes
Starts here too · Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.3, 15.82.62 km
Boucle des Balcons
Starts here too · Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 15.85.82 km
les Lacs Miroir et Saint-Anne
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 2.210.2 km
Lacs Sainte-Anne et Miroir
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 2.212.47 km
Sentier de la Gypière
Starts here too · Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 15.82.73 km