Le vallon des Étages
Key facts
- Distance
- 6.6 km
- Ascent
- +451 m
- Descent
- −441 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 35
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 3.7 km under 10%, 1.5 km at 10 to 20% and 1.5 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,598 m to 2,039 m over 6.6 km.
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: easy, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Hameau des Étages, St-Christophe-en-Oisans, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (38).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996631-Le-vallon-des-Etages). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 451 m, Parc national des Écrins
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