Samoens - 1600

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 6h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 896 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 896 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,587 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 690 m
  • ⚐
    Areas: Alps, Giffre
  • ⚐
    District: Samoëns (74340)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 46.079047° / E 6.718304°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3530ET, 3530ETR
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Description

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If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(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. 691 m - Start on Route des Drugères
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 691 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  3. 3 : km 0.11 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Impasse de la Glière aux Dames
  4. 4 : km 0.25 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route du Lac aux Dames
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 690 m - Keep left
  6. 6 : km 0.38 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la stânga
  7. 7 : km 0.5 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  8. 8 : km 0.58 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  9. 9 : km 0.92 - alt. 692 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 0.95 - alt. 692 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  11. 11 : km 0.96 - alt. 692 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta pe Avenue du Giffre, D 4
  12. 12 : km 1.02 - alt. 700 m - Keep left pe Route de Vercland, D 254
  13. 13 : km 2.18 - alt. 772 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  14. 14 : km 2.41 - alt. 802 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta pe Route de Vercland, D 254
  15. 15 : km 2.41 - alt. 802 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  16. 16 : km 2.56 - alt. 829 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route de Vercland, D 254
  17. 17 : km 2.6 - alt. 828 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la dreapta pe Route du Béné, D 254
  18. 18 : km 2.85 - alt. 863 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la dreapta pe Chemin de la Grangette
  19. 19 : km 3.05 - alt. 894 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 3.41 - alt. 991 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la stânga
  21. 21 : km 4.3 - alt. 1,236 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la dreapta
  22. 22 : km 5.27 - alt. 1,565 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  23. 23 : km 5.48 - alt. 1,577 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la stânga
  24. 24 : km 5.63 - alt. 1,586 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la dreapta
  25. 25 : km 5.67 - alt. 1,585 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  26. 26 : km 5.71 - alt. 1,587 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 5.74 - alt. 1,585 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Plateau
  28. 28 : km 5.78 - alt. 1,584 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la dreapta
  29. 29 : km 5.97 - alt. 1,559 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la dreapta
  30. 30 : km 6.28 - alt. 1,537 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  31. 31 : km 6.61 - alt. 1,467 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  32. 32 : km 7.03 - alt. 1,308 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  33. 33 : km 7.18 - alt. 1,273 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  34. 34 : km 7.71 - alt. 1,268 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  35. 35 : km 8.21 - alt. 1,193 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route du Béné, D 254
  36. 36 : km 8.3 - alt. 1,185 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  37. 37 : km 8.47 - alt. 1,162 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  38. 38 : km 8.59 - alt. 1,142 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  39. 39 : km 8.59 - alt. 1,141 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route du Béné, D 254
  40. 40 : km 8.85 - alt. 1,113 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  41. 41 : km 8.92 - alt. 1,101 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la stânga
  42. 42 : km 8.93 - alt. 1,100 m - Keep right pe Chemin du Jourdil
  43. 43 : km 9.88 - alt. 898 m - Keep left
  44. 44 : km 10.37 - alt. 822 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la stânga pe Chemin des Rots
  45. 45 : km 10.47 - alt. 818 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  46. 46 : km 10.71 - alt. 781 m - Schimbați direcția la ușor la dreapta pe Chemin du Bré
  47. 47 : km 10.73 - alt. 777 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta pe Chemin Rural de Bré
  48. 48 : km 11.08 - alt. 718 m - Schimbați direcția la brusc la stânga pe Chemin des Millières
  49. 49 : km 11.47 - alt. 700 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta pe Avenue du Giffre, D 4
  50. 50 : km 11.53 - alt. 692 m - Keep left pe Avenue du Giffre, D 4
  51. 51 : km 11.57 - alt. 693 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga
  52. 52 : km 11.6 - alt. 693 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route du Lac aux Dames
  53. 53 : km 11.9 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta pe Impasse de la Glière aux Dames
  54. 54 : km 12.04 - alt. 690 m - Schimbați direcția la dreapta
  55. 55 : km 12.15 - alt. 691 m - Schimbați direcția la stânga pe Route des Drugères
  56. S/E : km 12.17 - alt. 691 m

Useful Information

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