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Distance165.17 km
Elevation gain5805 m
Elevation loss6054 m
Estimated time47 h 30 min
Altitude maximum1336 m
Altitude minimum156 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
165.17 km loop hiking starting from L'Espérou.
This hike includes 23 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 3595 m across 42.54 km, with an average slope of 8.5%.
- Climb 1 (at km 4.38 km): +63 m over 524 m, average slope 12.0%
- Climb 2 (at km 10.75 km): +151 m over 2.41 km, average slope 6.3%
- Climb 3 (at km 15.63 km): +79 m over 1.08 km, average slope 7.3%
- Climb 4 (at km 21.61 km): +39 m over 449 m, average slope 8.7%
- Climb 5 (at km 33.01 km): +32 m over 375 m, average slope 8.5%
- Climb 6 (at km 45.48 km): +125 m over 3.42 km, average slope 3.7%
- Climb 7 (at km 50.65 km): +33 m over 644 m, average slope 5.1%
- Climb 8 (at km 55.82 km): +61 m over 1.79 km, average slope 3.4%
- Climb 9 (at km 58.94 km): +65 m over 1.11 km, average slope 5.9%
- Climb 10 (at km 66.79 km): +108 m over 824 m, average slope 13.1%
- Climb 11 (at km 70.31 km): +181 m over 1.77 km, average slope 10.2%
- Climb 12 (at km 86.87 km): +646 m over 8.02 km, average slope 8.1%
- Climb 13 (at km 90.44 km): +53 m over 384 m, average slope 13.8%
- Climb 14 (at km 103.71 km): +147 m over 1.38 km, average slope 10.7%
- Climb 15 (at km 109.42 km): +150 m over 930 m, average slope 16.1%
- Climb 16 (at km 116.32 km): +244 m over 1.18 km, average slope 20.8%
- Climb 17 (at km 120.28 km): +245 m over 1.80 km, average slope 13.6%
- Climb 18 (at km 126.05 km): +327 m over 3.33 km, average slope 9.8%
- Climb 19 (at km 133.90 km): +251 m over 2.49 km, average slope 10.1%
- Climb 20 (at km 137.35 km): +122 m over 1.39 km, average slope 8.8%
- Climb 21 (at km 148.35 km): +266 m over 3.34 km, average slope 8.0%
- Climb 22 (at km 159.08 km): +88 m over 2.38 km, average slope 3.7%
- Climb 23 (at km 163.83 km): +119 m over 1.53 km, average slope 7.8%
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