la Tour du Merle
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 3 min walking
1994 m
1586 m
1177 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
759 m
Drop
746 m
Highest
1938 m
Lowest
1196 m
Walking time
about 3 h 3 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.3 km, climbs 28% for 1030 m midway, comes down 21% for 1170 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 21% for 1170 m early on, comes down 28% for 1030 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.3–7.7, from 1196 m to 1936 m.
How the 8.9 km splits
Flat
0.3 km
Climbing
1.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.8 km
Descending
1.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.2 km
Link it with other walks
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Tour de la Grande Casse
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Circuit des Gorges de la Pontille
Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 0.96.83 km
le Plan des Gouilles -Refuge
Starts here too · Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.2, 7.99.87 km
Plan des Gouilles par les Enclos du Seil
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.2, 7.99.82 km
Grand Tour de Tarentaise
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 0.6, 0.9…377.89 km
Tour du Merle A/R
Crosses at km 7.32.23 km