l'Étang Sourd
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 50 min walking
1997 m
1585 m
1172 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
737 m
Drop
747 m
Highest
1941 m
Lowest
1191 m
Walking time
about 2 h 50 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 23% for 1960 m near the end, comes down 25% for 2820 m early on.
Clockwise: Easy first 2.9 km, climbs 25% for 2820 m midway, comes down 23% for 1960 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 1.5–5.1, from 1941 m to 1191 m.
How the 8.0 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.0 km
Descending
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.8 km
Refuge du Pinet en Boucle
Starts here too · Shares 6.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5, 5.06.89 km
Refuge du Pinet par Montestaure
Shares 5.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.5, 5.015.46 km
le Bois de Fontanal
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 2.96.08 km
les Cascades de l'Artigue
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 3.9, 5.01.63 km
l'Étang de Montestaure
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 4.47.31 km
De Marc à l'Artigue
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 4.84.95 km