Chamonix Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 2.68 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 0h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 12 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 13 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,046 m
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    Lowest point: 1,030 m
  • ⚐
    Area: Alps
  • ⚐
    District: Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (74400)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.924732° / E 6.874417°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3530ET, 3530ETR, 3531ET, 3531ETR, 3630OT, 3630OTR
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Description

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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,034 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.09 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn left onto Route du Bouchet
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.14 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right onto Route du Bouchet
  5. 5 : km 0.18 - alt. 1,033 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Avenue du Mont-Blanc
  6. 6 : km 0.32 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right onto Promenade du Fori
  7. 7 : km 0.34 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 0.35 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right onto Promenade du Fori
  9. 9 : km 0.4 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn sharp left onto Quai du Vieux Moulin
  10. 10 : km 0.46 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn sharp left
  11. 11 : km 0.48 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn sharp right
  12. 12 : km 0.54 - alt. 1,032 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 0.58 - alt. 1,032 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 0.6 - alt. 1,032 m - Turn right onto Avenue Michel Croz
  15. 15 : km 0.66 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn right onto Rue Joseph Vallot
  16. 16 : km 0.66 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn left onto Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville
  17. 17 : km 0.74 - alt. 1,038 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 0.78 - alt. 1,040 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 0.82 - alt. 1,043 m - Turn left
  20. 20 : km 0.82 - alt. 1,044 m - Turn left
  21. 21 : km 0.88 - alt. 1,045 m - Turn left onto Allée Recteur Payot
  22. 22 : km 0.89 - alt. 1,046 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Rond-Point de la Mollard
  23. 23 : km 0.98 - alt. 1,038 m - Turn left onto Rue de l'Hôtel de Ville
  24. 24 : km 0.99 - alt. 1,038 m - Turn right
  25. 25 : km 0.99 - alt. 1,038 m - Turn right onto Place du Triangle de l'Amitié
  26. 26 : km 1.01 - alt. 1,038 m - Turn right
  27. 27 : km 1.08 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn right onto Place Balmat
  28. 28 : km 1.09 - alt. 1,033 m - Keep right onto Rue du Docteur Paccard
  29. 29 : km 1.09 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn sharp right onto Place Balmat
  30. 30 : km 1.16 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right onto Place Balmat
  31. 31 : km 1.18 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right onto Quai d'Arve
  32. 32 : km 1.18 - alt. 1,032 m - Turn right onto Place Saussure
  33. 33 : km 1.37 - alt. 1,030 m - Turn right onto Chemin René Payot
  34. 34 : km 1.5 - alt. 1,032 m - Keep right onto Chemin des Alpes
  35. 35 : km 1.53 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 1.66 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 1.69 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right onto Place Balmat
  38. 38 : km 1.7 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right onto Place Balmat
  39. 39 : km 1.85 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn left onto Place Balmat
  40. 40 : km 1.86 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 1.88 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn slight left
  42. 42 : km 1.89 - alt. 1,031 m - Turn right onto Quai d'Arve
  43. 43 : km 1.89 - alt. 1,032 m - Turn left onto Place Saussure
  44. 44 : km 2.02 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right onto Avenue Michel Croz
  45. 45 : km 2.16 - alt. 1,038 m - Enter roundabout
  46. 46 : km 2.21 - alt. 1,037 m - Turn left onto Passage du Temple
  47. 47 : km 2.33 - alt. 1,035 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 2.38 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 2.42 - alt. 1,034 m - Turn right onto Rue Whymper
  50. 50 : km 2.51 - alt. 1,034 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Route du Bouchet
  51. 51 : km 2.61 - alt. 1,033 m - Turn right
  52. S/E : km 2.68 - alt. 1,033 m

Useful Information

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