Balcon d'Assy
Loop Walk
450
XP
about 2 h 33 min walking
1744 m
1376 m
1007 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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
654 m
Drop
664 m
Highest
1694 m
Lowest
1024 m
Walking time
about 2 h 33 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 20% for 1150 m early on, comes down 21% for 1680 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 21% for 1680 m early on, comes down 20% for 1150 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 3.4–7.3, from 1694 m to 1048 m.
How the 7.3 km splits
Flat
0.2 km
Climbing
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.8 km
Descending
0.8 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.0 km