Les Houches Shakeout

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.40 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,148 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,152 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 4,354 ft
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    Lowest point: 3,274 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3,278 ft - Start on
  2. 1 : mi 0 - alt. 3,278 ft - Turn sharp right
  3. 2 : mi 0.03 - alt. 3,284 ft - Turn right onto Chemin des Doux
  4. 3 : mi 0.1 - alt. 3,281 ft - Turn right onto Chemin des Épinettes
  5. 4 : mi 0.2 - alt. 3,284 ft - Turn left
  6. 5 : mi 0.25 - alt. 3,297 ft - Keep right
  7. 6 : mi 1.28 - alt. 4,350 ft - Turn sharp right onto Petit Balcon Sud
  8. 7 : mi 1.74 - alt. 3,891 ft - Turn left onto sentier
  9. 8 : mi 1.93 - alt. 3,885 ft - Keep left onto Petit Balcon Sud
  10. 9 : mi 2.2 - alt. 3,812 ft - Turn sharp left onto Petit Balcon Sud
  11. 10 : mi 2.38 - alt. 3,845 ft - Keep right
  12. 11 : mi 2.66 - alt. 3,615 ft - Turn sharp right
  13. 12 : mi 2.81 - alt. 3,415 ft - Turn sharp right onto Chemin du Nant Favre
  14. 13 : mi 2.87 - alt. 3,379 ft - Turn right onto Route des Pècles
  15. 14 : mi 3.01 - alt. 3,343 ft - Turn right onto Route des Gaillands
  16. 15 : mi 3.07 - alt. 3,343 ft - Keep right
  17. 16 : mi 3.13 - alt. 3,343 ft - Turn slight right
  18. 17 : mi 3.42 - alt. 3,337 ft - Keep left
  19. 18 : mi 3.91 - alt. 3,301 ft - Turn slight right
  20. 19 : mi 4.2 - alt. 3,284 ft - Turn left onto Chemin des Épinettes
  21. 20 : mi 4.3 - alt. 3,281 ft - Turn left onto Chemin des Doux
  22. 21 : mi 4.38 - alt. 3,284 ft - Turn left
  23. 22 : mi 4.4 - alt. 3,278 ft - Turn right
  24. S/E : mi 4.41 - alt. 3,281 ft

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