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Etape 16 Rochefort Samsom Aiguille
On arrive dans la vallée du Rhône, c'est plat !
This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Traversée de la France d'Est en Ouest en suivant le 45ème parallèle
Details
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 27.17 km -
Duration calculated by the app: 7h 21 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 67 m -
Descent: - 330 m -
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Highest point: 405 m -
Lowest point: 114 m
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Country:
France
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City:
Rochefort-Samson (26300) -
Start: N 44.979189° / E 5.164961° -
End: N 44.99719° / E 4.893686° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 3035SB, 3036OT, 3135SB, 3136ET, 3136SB -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 377 m - Rochefort-Samson - Col de Saint-Genis (529m)
- 1 : km 4.69 - alt. 395 m - pause bifurcation route - Barberolle (Rivière)
- 2 : km 8.81 - alt. 247 m - pause 2ème heure
- 3 : km 13.17 - alt. 181 m - pause 3ème heure
- 4 : km 17.88 - alt. 166 m - tgv +autoroute - Gare de Valence-TGV
- 5 : km 18.09 - alt. 166 m - pique-nique
- 6 : km 21.08 - alt. 193 m - pause de 14h
- 7 : km 24.28 - alt. 141 m - pause de 15h
- E : km 27.17 - alt. 118 m - Aiguille - Isère (rivière)
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