Vallon de la Buffe
Key facts
- Distance
- 14.3 km
- Ascent
- +433 m
- Descent
- −395 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 50
- mtb
- Difficulty
- Easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 12.5 km under 10% and 1.8 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 1,752 m to 2,015 m over 14.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 7%
- Dirt & gravel 93%
- Path types
- Trail 3%
- Track 92%
- Road 5%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: easy, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Le Chazelet, La Grave (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/995106-10---Vallon-de-la-Buffe). 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)
- Official elevation gain: 433 m, Parc national des Écrins
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