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Lac de Chalet Clou

Loop Walk

450

XP

about 2 h 33 min walking

8.49 km
Loop
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2236 m

1970 m

1704 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

509 m

Drop

504 m

Highest

2200 m

Lowest

1716 m

Walking time

about 2 h 33 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 21% for 1470 m early on, comes down 16% for 1750 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Climbs 16% for 1750 m early on, comes down 21% for 1470 m midway.

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

Main climb: km 1.4–5.3, from 1718 m to 2200 m.

How the 8.5 km splits

Flat

0.5 km

Climbing

0.9 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

2.0 km

Descending

2.8 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.8 km

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