Chamonix 17km Buchet - Argentiere (+575m)

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 16.73 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 5h 45 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 347 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 342 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,299 m
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    Lowest point: 1,039 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,040 m
  2. 1 : km 3.28 - alt. 1,138 m - Head east
  3. 2 : km 3.41 - alt. 1,146 m - Turn left
  4. 3 : km 3.93 - alt. 1,198 m - Head northeast toward Route du Chapeau
  5. 4 : km 4.58 - alt. 1,235 m - Turn right onto Route du Chapeau
  6. 5 : km 4.59 - alt. 1,235 m - Turn left to stay on Route du Chapeau
  7. 6 : km 4.61 - alt. 1,233 m - Head north on Route du Chapeau toward Chemin de la Coutire
  8. 7 : km 4.72 - alt. 1,229 m - Turn right onto Chemin de la Coutire
  9. 8 : km 4.73 - alt. 1,228 m - Turn left to stay on Chemin de la Coutire
  10. 9 : km 4.99 - alt. 1,200 m - Turn left onto Route du Chapeau
  11. 10 : km 5.02 - alt. 1,200 m - Turn right onto Chemin du Crozat
  12. 11 : km 5.3 - alt. 1,205 m - Head northeast on Chemin du Crozat
  13. 12 : km 6.54 - alt. 1,273 m - Head northeast toward Chemin des Chosalets
  14. 13 : km 7.5 - alt. 1,270 m - Slight left
  15. 14 : km 7.97 - alt. 1,252 m - Head southwest
  16. 15 : km 7.97 - alt. 1,252 m - Turn right toward Chemin des Carterons
  17. 16 : km 8.13 - alt. 1,236 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Carterons
  18. 17 : km 8.25 - alt. 1,230 m - Turn right at Chemin des Arberons
  19. 18 : km 8.42 - alt. 1,229 m - Continue onto Chemin sous la Grand
  20. 19 : km 8.73 - alt. 1,233 m - Sharp right onto Route du Plagnolet/D1506
  21. 20 : km 8.89 - alt. 1,241 m - Turn left onto Chemin de la Corne À Bouc
  22. 21 : km 9.04 - alt. 1,240 m - Head southwest on Chemin de la Corne À Bouc
  23. 22 : km 10.5 - alt. 1,279 m - Head southwest toward Chemin de l'Eronnais
  24. 23 : km 11.85 - alt. 1,209 m - Head southwest toward Chemin des Jorasses
  25. 24 : km 12.84 - alt. 1,090 m - Head southwest toward Prom. du Paradis des Praz
  26. 25 : km 13.13 - alt. 1,088 m - Slight left onto Prom. du Paradis des Praz
  27. 26 : km 13.9 - alt. 1,070 m - Head southwest on Prom. du Paradis des Praz
  28. 27 : km 14.06 - alt. 1,069 m - Turn right to stay on Prom. du Paradis des Praz
  29. 28 : km 14.25 - alt. 1,066 m - Continue straight onto Route du Golf
  30. 29 : km 14.27 - alt. 1,065 m - Slight right onto Prom. du Paradis des Praz
  31. 30 : km 14.29 - alt. 1,065 m - Slight left onto Prom. des Mouillés des Praz
  32. 31 : km 14.45 - alt. 1,062 m - Head southwest on Prom. des Mouillés des Praz
  33. 32 : km 14.66 - alt. 1,060 m - Slight right to stay on Prom. des Mouillés des Praz
  34. 33 : km 15.04 - alt. 1,057 m - Continue onto Chemin du Vouvy
  35. 34 : km 15.08 - alt. 1,055 m - Head east on Route des Praz toward Prom. des Econtres
  36. 35 : km 15.13 - alt. 1,055 m - Head east on Route des Praz toward Prom. des Econtres
  37. 36 : km 15.13 - alt. 1,055 m - Sharp right onto Prom. des Econtres
  38. 37 : km 15.18 - alt. 1,055 m - Head southwest on Prom. des Econtres toward Clos des Alouchiers
  39. 38 : km 15.21 - alt. 1,054 m - Head southwest on Prom. des Econtres toward Route des Ilettes
  40. 39 : km 15.43 - alt. 1,054 m - Head southwest on Prom. des Econtres toward Chemin des Ancolies
  41. 40 : km 16.28 - alt. 1,042 m - Turn left to stay on Prom. des Econtres
  42. 41 : km 16.3 - alt. 1,041 m - Head southeast on Prom. des Econtres toward Prom. des Bourses
  43. 42 : km 16.35 - alt. 1,040 m - Turn left onto Prom. des Cremeries
  44. S/E : km 16.73 - alt. 1,040 m

Useful Information

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