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Col de Montjoie

Linear Trail

400

XP

about 1 h 39 min walking

8.23 km
Linear
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2320 m

1814 m

1308 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

6 m

Drop

920 m

Highest

2251 m

Lowest

1331 m

Walking time

about 1 h 39 min

Which way round

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 17% for 1300 m early on.

Uphill: Climbs 17% for 1300 m near the end, 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 0.0–8.2, from 2251 m to 1333 m.

How the 8.2 km splits

Flat

0.4 km

Climbing

0.2 km

Descending

4.2 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.7 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

2.8 km

Link it with other walks

Du Télésiège de la Lauzière au Lac de la Grande Léchère

Shares 4.2 km of path · meets at km 1.3

6.78 km

De Montgellafrey au Lac de la Grande Léchère

Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 5.4

4.71 km

Boucle du Lac de la Grande Léchère

Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 4.4

6.74 km

le Col Montjoie par les Pugnes

Starts here too · Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0

3.68 km

De la Madeleine à la Grande Léchère par Petit Bois

Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 4.4

5.95 km

les Deux Cols Montjoie et Sarvatan

Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0

8.2 km

Tour de la Lauzière

Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 0.2

78.48 km

le Tour de Crête Maxet

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 0.8

3.57 km

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

Crosses at km 5.4

8.7 km

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