Le Col de Martignare et la Crête de la Buffe
Key facts
- Distance
- 19.1 km
- Ascent
- +1,177 m
- Descent
- −1,182 m
- Estimated time
- 7 hr 10
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 10.5 km under 10%, 4.3 km at 10 to 20% and 4.3 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,754 m to 2,864 m over 19.1 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 3%
- Dirt & gravel 97%
- Path types
- Trail 78%
- Track 20%
- Road 2%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: La Grave, La Grave (05).
Sources
- Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 (www.openstreetmap.org/relation/19520900). 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)
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