Les Houches Shakeout

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.09 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 350 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 351 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,327 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 998 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 999 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0 - alt. 999 m - Turn sharp right
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 1,001 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Doux
  4. 4 : km 0.17 - alt. 1,000 m - Turn right onto Chemin des Épinettes
  5. 5 : km 0.32 - alt. 1,001 m - Turn left
  6. 6 : km 0.41 - alt. 1,005 m - Keep right
  7. 7 : km 2.05 - alt. 1,326 m - Turn sharp right onto Petit Balcon Sud
  8. 8 : km 2.79 - alt. 1,186 m - Turn left onto sentier
  9. 9 : km 3.11 - alt. 1,184 m - Keep left onto Petit Balcon Sud
  10. 10 : km 3.54 - alt. 1,162 m - Turn sharp left onto Petit Balcon Sud
  11. 11 : km 3.84 - alt. 1,172 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 4.29 - alt. 1,102 m - Turn sharp right
  13. 13 : km 4.52 - alt. 1,041 m - Turn sharp right onto Chemin du Nant Favre
  14. 14 : km 4.62 - alt. 1,030 m - Turn right onto Route des Pècles
  15. 15 : km 4.84 - alt. 1,019 m - Turn right onto Route des Gaillands
  16. 16 : km 4.93 - alt. 1,019 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 5.04 - alt. 1,019 m - Turn slight right
  18. 18 : km 5.51 - alt. 1,017 m - Keep left
  19. 19 : km 6.29 - alt. 1,006 m - Turn slight right
  20. 20 : km 6.77 - alt. 1,001 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Épinettes
  21. 21 : km 6.92 - alt. 1,000 m - Turn left onto Chemin des Doux
  22. 22 : km 7.04 - alt. 1,001 m - Turn left
  23. 23 : km 7.08 - alt. 999 m - Turn right
  24. S/E : km 7.09 - alt. 1,000 m

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