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Boucle du Col d'Arves

Loop Walk

400

XP

about 1 h 57 min walking

5.57 km
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1873 m

1711 m

1549 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

379 m

Drop

388 m

Highest

1851 m

Lowest

1556 m

Walking time

about 1 h 57 min

Which way round

Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 880 m early on, comes down 19% for 1160 m early on.

Clockwise: Easy first 1.0 km, climbs 19% for 1160 m midway, comes down 15% for 880 m near the end.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 1.0–3.4, from 1850 m to 1557 m.

How the 6.6 km splits

Flat

0.2 km

Climbing

1.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.9 km

Descending

1.5 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.4 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.2 km

Link it with other walks

Mont Charvin

Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.1, 6.4

7.61 km

le Col de la Chal

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 0.4

7.81 km

Boucle du Chef-Lieu

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 2.8

3.29 km

les Balcons de Saint-Jean-d'Arves

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 3.1

4.78 km

Boucle des Balcons de Saint-Jean-d'Arves

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 3.1

6.45 km

Randonnée au Col d'Arves

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 3.1

0.64 km

le Col d'Arves

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 0.2

6.65 km

Saint-Jean - Saint-Sorlin

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 2.6, 5.4

6 km

l'Ascension du Mont Charvin

Crosses at km 0.2

10.96 km

Cosmix à la Conquète de l'Espace

Crosses at km 1.2, 1.3

8.01 km

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