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Etape 23 St Julien de Chapteuil Le Puy en Velay
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: 12.40 mi -
Duration calculated by the app: 5h 47 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 433 ft -
Descent: - 1,102 ft -
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Highest point: 2,720 ft -
Lowest point: 1,955 ft
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Country:
France
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Area: Massif central -
City:
Saint-Julien-Chapteuil (43260) -
Start: N 45.039219° / E 4.063732° -
End: N 45.050486° / E 3.880891° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 2735E, 2835OT -
Hour-by-hour weather
Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 2,680 ft - Saint-Julien-de-Chapteuil - Sumène (rivière) - Affluent de la Loire
- 1 : mi 2.2 - alt. 2,585 ft - pause 1
- 2 : mi 4.57 - alt. 2,274 ft - pause 2
- 3 : mi 6.76 - alt. 2,211 ft - pause 3
- 4 : mi 8.83 - alt. 1,995 ft - pque-nique - La Loire
- 5 : mi 11.34 - alt. 2,001 ft - check Ravitaillement
- E : mi 12.4 - alt. 2,021 ft - Le puy en Velay
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