Le chemin de l'Empereur
Key facts
- Distance
- 6.2 km
- Ascent
- +177 m
- Descent
- −175 m
- Estimated time
- 1 hr 45
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Not rated
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 4.8 km under 10% and 1.4 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 470 m to 624 m over 6.2 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 31%
- Dirt & gravel 69%
- Path types
- Trail 19%
- Track 49%
- Road 32%
Difficulty
No official rating for this track: we do not make one up.
Getting there
Start: Girmont-Val-d'Ajol, Girmont-Val-d'Ajol (88).
Sources
- Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 (www.openstreetmap.org/relation/19307290). 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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