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le Grand Galibier

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 4 h 6 min walking

10.19 km
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3284 m

2608 m

1932 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

1237 m

Drop

12 m

Highest

3192 m

Lowest

1963 m

Walking time

about 4 h 6 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 28% for 1080 m near the end, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 28% for 1080 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 0.0–10.2, from 1963 m to 3192 m.

How the 10.2 km splits

Flat

0.9 km

Climbing

4.9 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.9 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

3.2 km

Descending

0.3 km

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Lac des Cerces

Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.6

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