Tour des Ayères
Loop Walk
450
XP
about 2 h 15 min walking
1663 m
1480 m
1298 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
339 m
Drop
337 m
Highest
1638 m
Lowest
1306 m
Walking time
about 2 h 15 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.6 km, climbs 17% for 620 m midway, comes down 16% for 970 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 16% for 970 m early on, comes down 17% for 620 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.6–4.5, from 1314 m to 1638 m.
How the 8.4 km splits
Flat
1.8 km
Climbing
1.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.4 km
Descending
2.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.5 km
les Mollays
Shares 7.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5, 3.99.83 km
Montée au Refuge de Sales par le Dérochoir
Starts here too · Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.68.62 km
Refuge de Moëde-Anterne
Shares 3.4 km of path · meets at km 1.5, 4.411.83 km
Boucle de Pormenaz
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 1.5, 2.2, 4.424.97 km
Boucle du Lac Vert
Starts here too · Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.22.09 km
Lac de Pormenaz
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 2.35.28 km
Refuge de Moede (Variante)
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 4.21.49 km
Pointe Noire de Pormenaz Depuis le Mont
Crosses at km 3.713.97 km