la Balme Ouest
Loop Walk
250
XP
about 1 h 41 min walking
651 m
560 m
469 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
141 m
Drop
144 m
Highest
604 m
Lowest
485 m
Walking time
about 1 h 41 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.9 km, climbs 19% for 200 m midway, comes down 17% for 250 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 17% for 250 m midway, comes down 19% for 200 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 3.4–3.9, from 543 m to 485 m.
How the 7.3 km splits
Flat
2.6 km
Climbing
2.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
2.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km