Canal de Débalens
Key facts
- Distance
- 8.0 km
- Ascent
- +516 m
- Descent
- −522 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 05
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 4.6 km under 10%, 0.8 km at 10 to 20% and 2.6 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,435 m to 1,932 m over 8.0 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 15%
- Dirt & gravel 85%
- Path types
- Trail 66%
- Track 20%
- Road 14%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (04).
Sources
- Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 (www.openstreetmap.org/relation/21162145). 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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