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Etape 26 Monistrol d'Allier Saugues
Passez voir la bête du Gevaudan !
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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Last update:
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 15.18 km -
Duration calculated by the app: 5h 33 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 742 m -
Descent: - 378 m -
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Highest point: 1,101 m -
Lowest point: 595 m
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Country:
France
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Areas: Massif central, Margeride -
City:
Monistrol-d'Allier (43580) -
Start: N 44.969493° / E 3.650717° -
End: N 44.959851° / E 3.547578° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 2636E, 2736O -
Hour-by-hour weather
Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 605 m - Monistrol d'Allier - Ance du Sud (rivière)
- 1 : km 4.44 - alt. 776 m - pause 1ère heure
- 2 : km 6.24 - alt. 957 m - pause 2ème heure
- 3 : km 8.32 - alt. 1,051 m - pause pique nique
- E : km 15.18 - alt. 971 m - Sauges - Seuge (rivière) - Affluent de l'Allier
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