Tour de Tête Noire et Lac de la Partie
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 50 min walking
2613 m
2209 m
1806 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
790 m
Drop
789 m
Highest
2558 m
Lowest
1824 m
Walking time
about 3 h 50 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 5.2 km, climbs 18% for 2880 m midway, comes down 21% for 1400 m early on.
Clockwise: Easy first 7.4 km, climbs 21% for 1400 m near the end, comes down 18% for 2880 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 0.0–5.2, from 2557 m to 1824 m.
How the 12.6 km splits
Flat
1.1 km
Climbing
2.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.3 km
Descending
2.2 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.8 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.7 km
Link it with other walks
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Du Vallon de l'Orgère Jusqu'au Refuge de Péclet-Polset
Shares 5.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.48.82 km
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.6, 8.0…108.33 km
le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac
Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.6, 8.0…108.54 km
Tour de la Pointe de l'Échelle
Shares 5.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.6, 7.833.49 km
le Lac de la Partie
Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 0.6, 7.34.44 km
En Passant par Polset
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 5.06.94 km
Boucle du Vallon de Polset
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 4.13.79 km
Sentier de Découverte de l'Orgère
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 7.03.93 km
Tour du Rateau d'Aussois Depuis l'Orgère
Crosses at km 7.315.79 km