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Etape 28 Paulhac en Margeride La Chassagne prat long
Une des plus magnifiques étapes de la traversée. Le paysage est monstrueusement sauvage et sublime !
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: 17.16 km -
Duration calculated by the app: 5h 14 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 445 m -
Descent: - 772 m -
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Highest point: 1,448 m -
Lowest point: 839 m
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Country:
France
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Areas: Massif central, Margeride -
City:
Paulhac-en-Margeride (48140) -
Start: N 44.946727° / E 3.381152° -
End: N 44.968547° / E 3.235759° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 2536E, 2636O -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 1,218 m - Paulhac-en-Margeride - Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Paulhac-en-Margeride)
- 1 : km 3.51 - alt. 1,433 m - pause 1ère heure - Gourgueyre (ruisseau) - Affluent de la Desges
- 2 : km 6.41 - alt. 1,342 m - pause 2ème heure
- 3 : km 12.78 - alt. 879 m - pique-nique
- E : km 17.16 - alt. 891 m - La Chassagne Prat long
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