Sentier de Découverte des Pénitents
Loop Walk
250
XP
about 1 h 10 min walking
605 m
509 m
413 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
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
173 m
Drop
172 m
Highest
592 m
Lowest
417 m
Walking time
about 1 h 10 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 25% for 350 m midway, comes down 15% for 520 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 15% for 520 m early on, comes down 25% for 350 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 2.8–4.4, from 592 m to 428 m.
How the 4.4 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
1.6 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.4 km
Descending
0.9 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.4 km