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Sentier de la Lavesse

Loop Walk

350

XP

about 2 h 4 min walking

8.1 km
Loop
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1984 m

1844 m

1705 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

263 m

Drop

261 m

Highest

1965 m

Lowest

1711 m

Walking time

about 2 h 4 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 3.1 km, climbs 21% for 450 m midway, comes down 16% for 630 m near the end.

Anticlockwise: Climbs 16% for 630 m early on, comes down 21% for 450 m midway.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 5.3–8.1, from 1964 m to 1711 m.

How the 8.1 km splits

Flat

2.1 km

Climbing

2.6 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.4 km

Descending

1.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.6 km

Link it with other walks

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Randonnée Géologique Autour de Bessans

Starts here too · Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 1.5, 7.2

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le Lac de Soliet et la Vallée du Ribon

Starts here too · Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.7

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le Chemin du Petit Bonheur

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.4

49.56 km

la Plaine de Bessans

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.4

7.59 km

Balade au Coeur de Bessans

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 7.8, 7.9

1.46 km

Alpage du Vallon

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0, 8.0

4.97 km

Pdipr_3633et

Crosses at km 3.2

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