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Lac des Vaches

Linear Trail

400

XP

about 1 h 53 min walking

4.02 km
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2368 m

2012 m

1656 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

643 m

Drop

0 m

Highest

2319 m

Lowest

1672 m

Walking time

about 1 h 53 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 19% for 1730 m early on, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 19% for 1730 m midway.

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

Main climb: km 0.0–4.0, from 1672 m to 2319 m.

How the 4.0 km splits

Climbing

0.9 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

3.1 km

Link it with other walks

Lac des Vaches et Col de la Vanoise

Starts here too · Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9

6.84 km

Route du Sel et des Fromages

Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5

27.73 km

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

Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5

12.23 km

Col Rosset

Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 1.5

10.68 km

le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac

Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.9, 1.2, 2.9…

108.54 km

Sentier Balcon Bochor Barmettes

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9

4.97 km

Bois de la Gliere

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

2.76 km

Sentiers du Bois de la Gliere

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

2.76 km

le Col de la Vanoise au Départ de Pralognan

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

5.8 km

Lac de la Patinoire Col Rosset

Crosses at km 0.0

27.5 km

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