Lac Retaud- La Para- Region Les Diablerets

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 15.42 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 7h 00 
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    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 906 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 901 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,522 m
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    Lowest point: 1,673 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,679 m - Start on Route du Lac Retaud
  2. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 1,680 m - Links halten auf Route du Lac Retaud
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 1,683 m - Leicht links abbiegen
  4. 4 : km 0.13 - alt. 1,683 m - Links halten auf Route des Moilles
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 1,684 m - Leicht links abbiegen auf Route des Moilles
  6. 6 : km 0.22 - alt. 1,683 m - Links halten auf Route des Moilles
  7. 7 : km 1.01 - alt. 1,680 m - Rechts halten auf Route des Moilles
  8. 8 : km 1.22 - alt. 1,691 m - Links halten auf Route des Moilles
  9. 9 : km 1.61 - alt. 1,723 m - Links abbiegen auf Route d'Ayerne
  10. 10 : km 1.62 - alt. 1,723 m - Links abbiegen auf Chemin d'Isenau
  11. 11 : km 1.64 - alt. 1,726 m - Links halten auf Chemin de la Cruaz
  12. 12 : km 3.87 - alt. 1,795 m - Links halten
  13. 13 : km 6.41 - alt. 2,218 m - Links abbiegen
  14. 14 : km 9.06 - alt. 2,218 m - Links abbiegen
  15. 15 : km 9.62 - alt. 2,153 m - Rechts abbiegen
  16. 16 : km 10.29 - alt. 2,010 m - Rechts abbiegen
  17. 17 : km 10.45 - alt. 2,004 m - Rechts halten
  18. 18 : km 10.47 - alt. 2,004 m - Scharf rechts abbiegen
  19. 19 : km 11.46 - alt. 1,920 m - Rechts abbiegen
  20. 20 : km 12.12 - alt. 1,878 m - Rechts abbiegen auf Chemin du Chalet Vieux
  21. 21 : km 12.41 - alt. 1,853 m - Rechts abbiegen auf Chemin d'Isenau
  22. 22 : km 13.3 - alt. 1,803 m - Scharf links abbiegen
  23. 23 : km 13.34 - alt. 1,803 m - Leicht rechts abbiegen auf Chemin d'Isenau
  24. 24 : km 13.6 - alt. 1,772 m - Links abbiegen
  25. 25 : km 13.66 - alt. 1,766 m - Leicht links abbiegen
  26. 26 : km 13.73 - alt. 1,762 m - Links abbiegen
  27. 27 : km 13.81 - alt. 1,760 m - Rechts abbiegen
  28. 28 : km 14.2 - alt. 1,691 m - Leicht links abbiegen auf Route des Moilles
  29. 29 : km 15.21 - alt. 1,684 m - Leicht rechts abbiegen auf Route des Moilles
  30. 30 : km 15.31 - alt. 1,683 m - Rechts halten auf Route du Lac Retaud
  31. S/E : km 15.41 - alt. 1,679 m

Useful Information

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Le Grammont
↔12.02 km ↗+1,226 m ↘-1,219 m ◔6h 55 ▲Difficult
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N.B. The calculated height difference is over estimated, it's actually closer to 1000 metres.

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Think about correcting the distance indicated by points (5) et (6) : you need to deduct 10 km.

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