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Lac des Vaches et Col de la Vanoise

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 2 h 49 min walking

6.84 km
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2590 m

2108 m

1627 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

872 m

Drop

0 m

Highest

2524 m

Lowest

1649 m

Walking time

about 2 h 49 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 20% for 1800 m early on, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 20% for 1800 m near the end.

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

Main climb: km 0.0–6.8, from 1650 m to 2524 m.

How the 6.8 km splits

Flat

0.7 km

Climbing

2.1 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.3 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

3.7 km

Descending

0.1 km

Link it with other walks

Route du Sel et des Fromages

Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 1.1, 1.7

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Tour de l'Aiguille de la Vanoise par le Col de la Vanoise

Shares 5.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 1.1, 1.7

12.23 km

le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac

Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 1.4…

108.54 km

Lac des Vaches

Starts here too · Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 1.1

4.02 km

Col Rosset

Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.2, 1.7

10.68 km

Tour de la Grande Casse

Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 4.4, 5.1

57.57 km

Du Col de la Vanoise au Refuge du Grand Bec

Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 4.4

9.48 km

Gtt Traversée de la Vanoise

Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 4.5, 4.6, 5.2

62.3 km

Sentier Balcon Bochor Barmettes

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 0.1

4.97 km

Grand Tour de Tarentaise

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 4.4, 4.7, 5.4…

377.89 km

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