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Distance170.64 km
Elevation gain9982 m
Elevation loss9982 m
Estimated time54 h 10 min
Altitude maximum1920 m
Altitude minimum656 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
170.64 km loop hiking starting from Espinasses.
This hike includes 22 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 5963 m across 44.69 km, with an average slope of 13.3%.
- Climb 1 (at km 2.78 km): +365 m over 2.02 km, average slope 18.1%
- Climb 2 (at km 9.59 km): +188 m over 1.32 km, average slope 14.2%
- Climb 3 (at km 15.01 km): +430 m over 2.68 km, average slope 16.1%
- Climb 4 (at km 23.06 km): +89 m over 1.03 km, average slope 8.6%
- Climb 5 (at km 32.20 km): +698 m over 5.55 km, average slope 12.6%
- Climb 6 (at km 34.37 km): +65 m over 389 m, average slope 16.7%
- Climb 7 (at km 38.41 km): +193 m over 1.66 km, average slope 11.6%
- Climb 8 (at km 41.61 km): +38 m over 354 m, average slope 10.7%
- Climb 9 (at km 46.04 km): +171 m over 1.47 km, average slope 11.6%
- Climb 10 (at km 48.45 km): +96 m over 845 m, average slope 11.4%
- Climb 11 (at km 54.40 km): +90 m over 492 m, average slope 18.3%
- Climb 12 (at km 61.64 km): +181 m over 1.05 km, average slope 17.3%
- Climb 13 (at km 65.28 km): +81 m over 959 m, average slope 8.5%
- Climb 14 (at km 84.22 km): +771 m over 6.82 km, average slope 11.3%
- Climb 15 (at km 92.57 km): +180 m over 1.53 km, average slope 11.8%
- Climb 16 (at km 107.74 km): +429 m over 3.02 km, average slope 14.2%
- Climb 17 (at km 115.12 km): +83 m over 737 m, average slope 11.3%
- Climb 18 (at km 116.91 km): +39 m over 417 m, average slope 9.3%
- Climb 19 (at km 121.83 km): +446 m over 2.23 km, average slope 20.0%
- Climb 20 (at km 132.88 km): +237 m over 1.78 km, average slope 13.3%
- Climb 21 (at km 144.30 km): +984 m over 6.03 km, average slope 16.3%
- Climb 22 (at km 154.25 km): +109 m over 2.31 km, average slope 4.7%
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