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Etape 41 Saint Génies Saint Léon sur Vézère
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: 12.97 mi -
Duration calculated by the app: 5h 46 -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 696 ft -
Descent: - 1,175 ft -
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Highest point: 902 ft -
Lowest point: 233 ft
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Country:
France
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Area: Périgord -
City:
Saint-Geniès (24590) -
Start: N 45.00025° / E 1.248091° -
End: N 45.011481° / E 1.089172° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 1936ET, 2035O, 2036ET -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 722 ft - Saint-Genies - Chironde (rivière) - Affluent du Coly
- 1 : mi 4.05 - alt. 843 ft - pause 1ère heure
- 2 : mi 6.14 - alt. 400 ft - pause 2ème heure - Turançon (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Vézère
- 3 : mi 9.62 - alt. 253 ft - pique nique - Vézère (rivière)
- E : mi 12.97 - alt. 233 ft - Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère - Donjon et Manoir de La Salle
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