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Distance372.89 km
Elevation gain23668 m
Elevation loss23664 m
Estimated time121 h 30 min
Altitude maximum2365 m
Altitude minimum719 m
TypeLoop
DifficultyVery hard
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About this trail
372.89 km loop hiking starting from Aiguille du Midi.
This hike includes 57 significant climbs. With a total elevation gain of 14078 m across 100.65 km, with an average slope of 14.0%.
- Climb 1 (at km 11.50 km): +759 m over 3.58 km, average slope 21.2%
- Climb 2 (at km 24.63 km): +1010 m over 5.37 km, average slope 18.8%
- Climb 3 (at km 32.72 km): +148 m over 1.46 km, average slope 10.1%
- Climb 4 (at km 50.79 km): +82 m over 901 m, average slope 9.1%
- Climb 5 (at km 53.84 km): +360 m over 1.78 km, average slope 20.2%
- Climb 6 (at km 57.59 km): +52 m over 488 m, average slope 10.7%
- Climb 7 (at km 68.23 km): +842 m over 5.37 km, average slope 15.7%
- Climb 8 (at km 78.79 km): +793 m over 3.69 km, average slope 21.5%
- Climb 9 (at km 91.86 km): +77 m over 1.20 km, average slope 6.4%
- Climb 10 (at km 96.41 km): +291 m over 2.80 km, average slope 10.4%
- Climb 11 (at km 99.05 km): +54 m over 683 m, average slope 7.9%
- Climb 12 (at km 104.44 km): +234 m over 2.25 km, average slope 10.4%
- Climb 13 (at km 112.31 km): +514 m over 3.81 km, average slope 13.5%
- Climb 14 (at km 118.27 km): +31 m over 282 m, average slope 11.0%
- Climb 15 (at km 121.78 km): +78 m over 636 m, average slope 12.3%
- Climb 16 (at km 123.33 km): +87 m over 564 m, average slope 15.4%
- Climb 17 (at km 127.60 km): +312 m over 1.80 km, average slope 17.3%
- Climb 18 (at km 142.41 km): +703 m over 6.29 km, average slope 11.2%
- Climb 19 (at km 146.62 km): +77 m over 486 m, average slope 15.9%
- Climb 20 (at km 154.95 km): +375 m over 3.16 km, average slope 11.9%
- Climb 21 (at km 159.40 km): +134 m over 790 m, average slope 17.0%
- Climb 22 (at km 166.24 km): +106 m over 1.10 km, average slope 9.7%
- Climb 23 (at km 169.32 km): +53 m over 375 m, average slope 14.1%
- Climb 24 (at km 171.48 km): +65 m over 389 m, average slope 16.7%
- Climb 25 (at km 175.53 km): +193 m over 1.66 km, average slope 11.6%
- Climb 26 (at km 178.72 km): +38 m over 354 m, average slope 10.7%
- Climb 27 (at km 183.15 km): +177 m over 1.53 km, average slope 11.6%
- Climb 28 (at km 185.56 km): +96 m over 845 m, average slope 11.4%
- Climb 29 (at km 191.51 km): +90 m over 492 m, average slope 18.3%
- Climb 30 (at km 198.76 km): +181 m over 1.05 km, average slope 17.3%
- Climb 31 (at km 202.39 km): +81 m over 959 m, average slope 8.5%
- Climb 32 (at km 208.09 km): +38 m over 478 m, average slope 7.9%
- Climb 33 (at km 211.13 km): +139 m over 1.14 km, average slope 12.2%
- Climb 34 (at km 216.00 km): +220 m over 1.78 km, average slope 12.4%
- Climb 35 (at km 219.98 km): +99 m over 486 m, average slope 20.4%
- Climb 36 (at km 227.10 km): +99 m over 958 m, average slope 10.3%
- Climb 37 (at km 233.30 km): +324 m over 1.88 km, average slope 17.2%
- Climb 38 (at km 236.09 km): +97 m over 772 m, average slope 12.6%
- Climb 39 (at km 239.08 km): +62 m over 468 m, average slope 13.3%
- Climb 40 (at km 252.12 km): +614 m over 3.90 km, average slope 15.7%
- Climb 41 (at km 260.01 km): +314 m over 2.14 km, average slope 14.7%
- Climb 42 (at km 269.45 km): +437 m over 2.88 km, average slope 15.2%
- Climb 43 (at km 277.31 km): +246 m over 2.43 km, average slope 10.1%
- Climb 44 (at km 285.31 km): +84 m over 899 m, average slope 9.4%
- Climb 45 (at km 290.66 km): +149 m over 1.50 km, average slope 9.9%
- Climb 46 (at km 293.79 km): +89 m over 1.07 km, average slope 8.3%
- Climb 47 (at km 295.11 km): +49 m over 193 m, average slope 25.4%
- Climb 48 (at km 304.77 km): +646 m over 3.75 km, average slope 17.2%
- Climb 49 (at km 309.28 km): +185 m over 1.52 km, average slope 12.2%
- Climb 50 (at km 323.16 km): +296 m over 3.88 km, average slope 7.6%
- Climb 51 (at km 331.55 km): +106 m over 724 m, average slope 14.6%
- Climb 52 (at km 335.88 km): +329 m over 1.90 km, average slope 17.3%
- Climb 53 (at km 340.78 km): +309 m over 1.79 km, average slope 17.2%
- Climb 54 (at km 342.76 km): +159 m over 1.23 km, average slope 13.0%
- Climb 55 (at km 345.60 km): +56 m over 416 m, average slope 13.5%
- Climb 56 (at km 363.09 km): +688 m over 5.36 km, average slope 12.8%
- Climb 57 (at km 370.27 km): +151 m over 965 m, average slope 15.7%
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