Boucle de la Forclaz
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 6 h 20 min walking
2168 m
1559 m
950 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
1647 m
Drop
1650 m
Highest
2086 m
Lowest
978 m
Walking time
about 6 h 20 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 4.6 km, climbs 23% for 4250 m early on, comes down 33% for 1720 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.1 km, climbs 33% for 1720 m early on, comes down 23% for 4250 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 9.0–13.9, from 2085 m to 980 m.
How the 18.0 km splits
Flat
0.7 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
7.6 km
Descending
4.1 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
4.4 km