Col De Joux Plan

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 41.20 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 18h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,233 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,238 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,083 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 954 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,047 m - Start on Route d'Avoriaz
  2. 2 : km 0.3 - alt. 1,024 m - Turn sharp right onto Chemin du Mas Metout
  3. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 1,000 m - Keep left onto Chemin du Mas Metout
  4. 4 : km 0.78 - alt. 982 m - Turn right onto Chemin du Mas Metout
  5. 5 : km 0.91 - alt. 978 m - Keep left onto Chemin du Mas Metout
  6. 6 : km 0.95 - alt. 973 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.96 - alt. 974 m - Turn sharp left
  8. 8 : km 0.99 - alt. 959 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 1 - alt. 955 m - Turn right onto Route des Bois Venants
  10. 10 : km 1.02 - alt. 957 m - Turn left onto Passerelle François Baud
  11. 11 : km 1.26 - alt. 967 m - Turn left onto Chemin de la Vieille Plagne
  12. 12 : km 1.36 - alt. 970 m - Turn right onto Taille du Grand Mas
  13. 13 : km 1.6 - alt. 978 m - Turn left onto Avenue de Joux Plane
  14. 14 : km 1.61 - alt. 978 m - Turn left onto Taille du Grand Mas
  15. 15 : km 1.67 - alt. 985 m - Turn right
  16. 16 : km 1.73 - alt. 991 m - Turn right
  17. 17 : km 1.75 - alt. 993 m - Keep right
  18. 18 : km 3.47 - alt. 1,220 m - Turn right
  19. 19 : km 3.57 - alt. 1,239 m - Keep left
  20. 20 : km 4.23 - alt. 1,302 m - Keep right onto Route des Ys
  21. 21 : km 4.63 - alt. 1,359 m - Keep right
  22. 22 : km 4.77 - alt. 1,390 m - Keep left
  23. 23 : km 5.03 - alt. 1,439 m - Turn sharp left
  24. 24 : km 5.08 - alt. 1,434 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 5.28 - alt. 1,469 m - Keep right
  26. 26 : km 7.62 - alt. 1,512 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 7.98 - alt. 1,557 m - Keep right
  28. 28 : km 8.02 - alt. 1,560 m - Keep left
  29. 29 : km 8.36 - alt. 1,600 m - Keep right
  30. 30 : km 8.48 - alt. 1,610 m - Turn slight left
  31. 31 : km 8.59 - alt. 1,610 m - Turn right
  32. 32 : km 8.63 - alt. 1,614 m - Keep left
  33. 33 : km 8.71 - alt. 1,618 m - Turn slight right
  34. 34 : km 10.52 - alt. 1,810 m - Turn sharp left
  35. 35 : km 11.06 - alt. 1,760 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 11.3 - alt. 1,717 m - Turn slight left
  37. 37 : km 11.32 - alt. 1,714 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 38 : km 11.34 - alt. 1,714 m - Keep left
  39. 39 : km 11.38 - alt. 1,711 m - Keep left
  40. 40 : km 11.75 - alt. 1,690 m - Turn left onto Route du Col de Joux Plane
  41. 41 : km 11.85 - alt. 1,685 m - Turn left
  42. 42 : km 11.92 - alt. 1,695 m - Keep right
  43. 43 : km 11.95 - alt. 1,699 m - Turn slight right
  44. 44 : km 12.87 - alt. 1,735 m - Keep right
  45. 45 : km 13.14 - alt. 1,707 m - Turn slight left onto Chemin rural de Mapellet
  46. 46 : km 13.24 - alt. 1,718 m - Keep right onto Chemin rural de Mapellet
  47. 47 : km 13.43 - alt. 1,706 m - Turn left
  48. 48 : km 13.47 - alt. 1,713 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 13.61 - alt. 1,748 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 14 - alt. 1,694 m - Turn sharp left
  51. 51 : km 15.36 - alt. 1,370 m - Turn left
  52. 52 : km 15.62 - alt. 1,364 m - Turn sharp left
  53. 53 : km 16.12 - alt. 1,366 m - Turn slight right
  54. 54 : km 17.11 - alt. 1,226 m - Turn left onto Route de la Rosière
  55. 55 : km 17.38 - alt. 1,231 m - Turn right onto C 9
  56. 56 : km 18.55 - alt. 1,242 m - Turn left onto C 1
  57. 57 : km 18.7 - alt. 1,261 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 18.74 - alt. 1,272 m - Turn slight right onto C 1
  59. 59 : km 20.07 - alt. 1,528 m - Keep left onto C 1
  60. 60 : km 20.97 - alt. 1,648 m - Keep left onto C 1
  61. 61 : km 22.08 - alt. 1,519 m - Turn right
  62. 62 : km 22.73 - alt. 1,441 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 23.52 - alt. 1,435 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 23.78 - alt. 1,481 m - Turn slight right
  65. 65 : km 24 - alt. 1,497 m - Turn sharp right onto Voie Communale de la RN507 au Col de Coux
  66. 66 : km 24.88 - alt. 1,598 m - Turn right onto Voie Communale de la RN507 au Col de Coux
  67. 67 : km 26.51 - alt. 1,918 m - Turn slight left
  68. 68 : km 28.12 - alt. 1,929 m - Turn sharp right
  69. 69 : km 30.25 - alt. 1,528 m - Turn sharp right
  70. 70 : km 30.29 - alt. 1,528 m - Turn slight right
  71. 71 : km 30.37 - alt. 1,511 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 30.6 - alt. 1,503 m - Turn right
  73. 73 : km 30.64 - alt. 1,487 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 31.05 - alt. 1,432 m - Keep right
  75. 75 : km 31.35 - alt. 1,388 m - Turn sharp left
  76. 76 : km 31.81 - alt. 1,382 m - Turn sharp left onto Route de la Manche
  77. 77 : km 31.89 - alt. 1,379 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 32.17 - alt. 1,305 m - Turn slight right onto Route de la Manche
  79. 79 : km 32.18 - alt. 1,304 m - Turn sharp left
  80. 80 : km 32.79 - alt. 1,310 m - Turn sharp left
  81. 81 : km 32.83 - alt. 1,309 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 33.65 - alt. 1,275 m - Turn left onto Route de la Manche
  83. 83 : km 34.9 - alt. 1,163 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 34.96 - alt. 1,160 m - Keep right
  85. 85 : km 35.28 - alt. 1,149 m - Turn sharp left onto Chemin de la Mouillette
  86. 86 : km 35.33 - alt. 1,149 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 37.07 - alt. 1,102 m - Keep right
  88. 88 : km 38.65 - alt. 1,010 m - Turn left onto Nyon Car Park
  89. 89 : km 38.72 - alt. 1,011 m - Turn slight right
  90. 90 : km 39.79 - alt. 974 m - Turn right
  91. 91 : km 40.09 - alt. 959 m - Turn right
  92. 92 : km 40.11 - alt. 961 m - Turn left onto Route de la Manche
  93. 93 : km 40.21 - alt. 959 m - Keep right onto Route de la Manche
  94. 94 : km 40.24 - alt. 959 m - Turn slight right onto Route des Bois Venants
  95. 95 : km 40.28 - alt. 959 m - Turn right onto Route des Udrezants
  96. 96 : km 40.4 - alt. 967 m - Turn sharp left onto Sentier de la Salle
  97. 97 : km 40.57 - alt. 984 m - Turn right onto Chemin de la Salle
  98. 98 : km 40.65 - alt. 984 m - Turn left onto Chemin de Seyrosset Bas
  99. 99 : km 40.88 - alt. 1,019 m - Turn sharp right onto Chemin du Mas Metout
  100. 100 : km 40.93 - alt. 1,024 m - Turn sharp left onto Route d'Avoriaz
  101. S/E : km 41.2 - alt. 1,042 m

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