Tour de la Vallée Verte
Loop Walk
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
1464 m
1041 m
619 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
2394 m
Drop
2381 m
Highest
1406 m
Lowest
638 m
Walking time
about 16 h 55 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 6.6 km, climbs 24% for 880 m early on, comes down 18% for 1140 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 1140 m midway, comes down 24% for 880 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 49.8–53.5, from 1287 m to 947 m.
How the 64.6 km splits
Flat
13.5 km
Climbing
24.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.5 km
Descending
22.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.0 km
Boucle de Plaine Joux
Shares 4.3 km of path · meets at km 15.815.18 km
Descente de la Menoge
Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 2.526.51 km
Boucle des Fangles
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 22.7, 23.211.67 km
Boucle du Mont Vouan
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 3.3, 5.1, 6.1…14.35 km
Boucle de Bethléem
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 53.3, 54.28.21 km
Mont Forchat
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 35.713.13 km
Boucle de Miribel
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 22.2, 25.310.07 km
Cascade de Pissevache
Crosses at km 48.57.07 km