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De la Gare de la Chambre au Refuge de la Grande Léchère

Linear Trail

400

XP

about 1 h 44 min walking

8.7 km
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1784 m

1102 m

419 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

0 m

Drop

1239 m

Highest

1691 m

Lowest

450 m

Walking time

about 1 h 44 min

Which way round

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 27% for 2750 m midway.

Uphill: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 27% for 2750 m early on, no steep descents.

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 0.0–7.4, from 1691 m to 473 m.

How the 8.7 km splits

Flat

1.0 km

Climbing

0.1 km

Descending

3.3 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

4.4 km

Link it with other walks

Du Preney au Refuge du Lac de la Grande Léchère

Starts here too · Shares 4.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0

4.22 km

Boucle du Lac de la Grande Léchère

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

6.74 km

De Montgellafrey au Lac de la Grande Léchère

Crosses at km 0.0

4.71 km

Col de Montjoie

Crosses at km 0.0

8.23 km

De la Madeleine à la Grande Léchère par Petit Bois

Crosses at km 0.0

5.95 km

Du Télésiège de la Lauzière au Lac de la Grande Léchère

Crosses at km 0.0

6.78 km

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