Sentier du Gypaète
Linear Trail
500
XP
about 2 h 47 min walking
1546 m
1183 m
820 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
629 m
Drop
1156 m
Highest
1496 m
Lowest
836 m
Walking time
about 2 h 47 min
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 2.7 km, climbs 21% for 2730 m midway, comes down 24% for 1950 m early on.
Uphill: Climbs 24% for 1950 m near the end, comes down 21% for 2730 m early on.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 6.5–8.7, from 1496 m to 836 m.
How the 8.7 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
1.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.7 km
Descending
0.8 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.6 km