Col de la Vanoise
Linear Trail
350
XP
about 1 h walking
2551 m
2296 m
2041 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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Climb
85 m
Drop
549 m
Highest
2516 m
Lowest
2053 m
Walking time
about 1 h
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 2.7 km, climbs 18% for 450 m midway, comes down 19% for 1680 m early on.
Uphill: Climbs 19% for 1680 m midway, comes down 18% for 450 m early on.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 0.0–2.7, from 2516 m to 2151 m.
How the 4.3 km splits
Flat
0.3 km
Climbing
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
0.7 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.6 km
Link it with other walks
Tour de l'Aiguille de la Vanoise par le Col de la Vanoise
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.012.23 km
le Col de la Vanoise au Départ de Pralognan
Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 0.05.8 km
Gtt Traversée de la Vanoise
Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.6, 1.762.3 km
le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.6, 2.2…108.54 km
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.6, 2.2…108.33 km
Grand Tour de Tarentaise
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 0.7, 1.2…377.89 km
Du Col de la Vanoise au Refuge de l'Arpont
Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.014.06 km
Tour de la Grande Casse
Crosses at km 0.057.57 km
Lac des Vaches et Col de la Vanoise
Crosses at km 0.0, 3.96.84 km
Route du Sel et des Fromages
Crosses at km 0.0, 3.927.73 km