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Col de Marolay Grand Truc

Loop Walk

500

XP

about 2 h 43 min walking

9.18 km
Loop
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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.

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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

Link it with other walks

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Shares 3.0 km of path · meets at km 1.5

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Au Sommet des Alpages

Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.9

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la Grande Verdette

Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 1.0

3.33 km

le Grand Truc

Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 6.4

15.08 km

Au Fil de l'Eau

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 2.6

2.09 km

Boucle du Plan Chaud

Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 2.6

3.54 km

Du Corbier à la Toussuire

Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 2.6

5.95 km

Croix Cavour - Comborcière

Crosses at km 2.6

5.81 km

Pdipr73_3433et

Crosses at km 4.0

100.46 km

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