Tour de la Pointe Rousse des Chambres
Key facts
- Distance
- 12.9 km
- Ascent
- +1,125 m
- Descent
- −1,138 m
- Estimated time
- 6 hr 15
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 4.5 km under 10%, 3.2 km at 10 to 20% and 5.2 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,566 m to 2,337 m over 12.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 96%
- Unknown 4%
- Path types
- Trail 96%
- Off-network 4%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, Samoëns (74).
Sources
- Track: Conseil départemental de la Haute-Savoie, PDIPR, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/itineraires-pdipr-sentiers-de-randonnee-de-la-haute-savoie-2023-2). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
Nearby tracks
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Refuge et lac de la VogealleAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (74) · Point to point
Plan IGN © IGN 2026 · track © OpenStreetMapChalet de LoriazChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Vallorcine (74) · Loop
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Lac de PormenazChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Servoz (74) · Point to point
Plan IGN © IGN 2026 · track © OpenStreetMapPetit Balcon SudChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74) · Point to point
Plan IGN © IGN 2026 · track © OpenStreetMapLac CornuChamonix-Mont-Blanc, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74) · Point to point
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Mont LachatAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (74) · Loop