Tour de l'Aiguille
Loop Walk
400
XP
about 2 h walking
1053 m
845 m
638 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
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
376 m
Drop
388 m
Highest
1025 m
Lowest
647 m
Walking time
about 2 h
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 14% for 1050 m near the end, comes down 14% for 1050 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.9 km, climbs 14% for 1050 m early on, comes down 14% for 1050 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 1.9–5.0, from 1025 m to 648 m.
How the 6.9 km splits
Flat
0.5 km
Climbing
1.0 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
1.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.2 km
Descending
1.5 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.7 km