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Cabanes et Crêtes du Layens

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 2 h 48 min walking

6.04 km
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1657 m

1330 m

1003 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

492 m

Drop

646 m

Highest

1612 m

Lowest

1018 m

Walking time

about 2 h 48 min

Which way round

Downhill: Climbs 19% for 2280 m early on, comes down 28% for 670 m near the end.

Uphill: Climbs 28% for 670 m early on, comes down 19% for 2280 m near the end.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main climb: km 0.0–2.4, from 1173 m to 1610 m.

How the 9.9 km splits

Flat

1.3 km

Climbing

1.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

2.3 km

Descending

3.1 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.8 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.2 km

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