Circuit des Mandes
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 6 min walking
1871 m
1628 m
1385 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
547 m
Drop
557 m
Highest
1838 m
Lowest
1396 m
Walking time
about 3 h 6 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.2 km, climbs 20% for 1010 m near the end, comes down 24% for 750 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.7 km, climbs 24% for 750 m near the end, comes down 20% for 1010 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 2.0–7.2, from 1837 m to 1432 m.
How the 10.9 km splits
Flat
1.8 km
Climbing
2.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.7 km
Descending
3.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.7 km
le Refuge de Cuchet
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 2.2, 9.09.43 km
le Chemin du Petit Bonheur
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 5.9, 6.649.56 km
Chemin des Gardes
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.76.18 km
Boucle des Sarrasins
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.74.73 km
le Trésor de Landry
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.75 km
Pdipr_3633et
Crosses at km 5.5, 5.984.2 km
Boucle de l'Adroit
Crosses at km 5.76.08 km
Chemin de l'Adroit
Crosses at km 5.73.86 km
la Pierre des Saints
Crosses at km 5.94.73 km