Col des Balmettes
Linear Trail
450
XP
about 2 h 25 min walking
2458 m
2150 m
1841 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
668 m
Drop
574 m
Highest
2416 m
Lowest
1855 m
Walking time
about 2 h 25 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 32% for 820 m midway, comes down 24% for 1000 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 24% for 1000 m early on, comes down 32% for 820 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.0–6.5, from 2416 m to 1944 m.
How the 6.5 km splits
Flat
0.3 km
Climbing
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.2 km
Descending
0.8 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.4 km