Col de Marolay Grand Truc
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 43 min walking
2229 m
1942 m
1654 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
530 m
Drop
525 m
Highest
2190 m
Lowest
1667 m
Walking time
about 2 h 43 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.3 km, climbs 18% for 2410 m midway, comes down 16% for 1100 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 1100 m early on, comes down 18% for 2410 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.3–7.3, from 1670 m to 2187 m.
How the 9.2 km splits
Flat
0.9 km
Climbing
1.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.4 km
Descending
1.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.4 km
le Grand Truc par Tête de Bellard
Shares 8.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.911.68 km
Champ Pérousaz
Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 1.54.83 km
Au Sommet des Alpages
Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.910.79 km
la Grande Verdette
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 1.03.33 km
le Grand Truc
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 6.415.08 km
Au Fil de l'Eau
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 2.62.09 km
Boucle du Plan Chaud
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 2.63.54 km
Du Corbier à la Toussuire
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 2.65.95 km
Croix Cavour - Comborcière
Crosses at km 2.65.81 km
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Crosses at km 4.0100.46 km