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Etape 43 St Léon sur Vézère La douze
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: 14.44 mi -
Duration calculated by the app: 5h 33 -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 1,194 ft -
Descent: - 758 ft -
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Highest point: 968 ft -
Lowest point: 226 ft
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Country:
France
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Area: Périgord -
City:
Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (24290) -
Start: N 45.011785° / E 1.088877° -
End: N 45.065347° / E 0.888547° -
IGN map(s): Ref. 1935E, 1935O, 1936ET, 2035O -
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Description of the walk
Waypoints
- S : mi 0 - alt. 230 ft - Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère - Vézère (rivière)
- 1 : mi 4.11 - alt. 384 ft - pause 1ère heure - Église Saint-Martin (Plazac)
- 2 : mi 5.79 - alt. 407 ft - pause 2ème heure - Vimont (cours d'eau) - Affluent de la Vézère
- 3 : mi 10.39 - alt. 886 ft - pause am1
- 4 : mi 11.66 - alt. 827 ft - pause am2
- E : mi 14.44 - alt. 673 ft - La Douze
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