Sentier Thématique la Croix de Charles
Loop Walk
250
XP
about 1 h 5 min walking
1689 m
1602 m
1516 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
173 m
Drop
161 m
Highest
1677 m
Lowest
1520 m
Walking time
about 1 h 5 min
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 2.3 km, climbs 19% for 350 m near the end, comes down 21% for 450 m near the end.
Reversed: Climbs 21% for 450 m early on, comes down 19% for 350 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 2.3–3.4, from 1566 m to 1676 m.
How the 4.0 km splits
Flat
0.5 km
Climbing
1.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
1.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km
Balcons du Replat
Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.3, 3.82.24 km
le Plan du Bois
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.1, 1.3…6.24 km
Piste du Château
Shares 1.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.1, 3.87.74 km
le Moulin des Combes
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 0.84.28 km
Valmeinier par les Hameaux
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 1.15.98 km
le Pré Abandonné
Crosses at km 1.19.61 km