le Plateau de Vellan
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 41 min walking
1048 m
791 m
533 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
560 m
Drop
569 m
Highest
1013 m
Lowest
545 m
Walking time
about 3 h 41 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 22% for 650 m early on, comes down 19% for 1680 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.7 km, climbs 19% for 1680 m midway, comes down 22% for 650 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 5.6–9.0, from 1012 m to 582 m.
How the 13.7 km splits
Flat
2.2 km
Climbing
4.7 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.6 km
Descending
3.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.7 km
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