Circuit des Crêtes Franco-Suisses
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 2 min walking
2012 m
1682 m
1353 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
654 m
Drop
667 m
Highest
1967 m
Lowest
1368 m
Walking time
about 3 h 2 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.1 km, climbs 20% for 1630 m midway, comes down 18% for 2200 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 2200 m early on, comes down 20% for 1630 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.1–5.3, from 1368 m to 1966 m.
How the 9.7 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.8 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.6 km
Descending
1.3 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.9 km