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Cycling circuit: Circuit du Pays du Mont Blanc
Sport, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route
in Sallanches
56.4
km
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An itinerary that crosses several traditional villages of the Mont Blanc region, with a rich heritage, and offers magnificent panoramas on the Mont Blanc and the neighboring mountains and a passage along the lake of Ilettes at the end of the stage.
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Direction of travel: counter-clockwise
This loop starts in Sallanches at the Pré Curral (Salle Léon Curral parking lot), and follows the cycle path along the Biale stream.
Landmarks and connections : Direction Cordon, then over Combloux town center
Combloux town center, then through Megève town center to the
then on to Saint-Gervais. Finally, the Voie Verte takes you around Lac des Ilettes and back to Sallanches along the Arve.
Variant: possibility of extending the route to make a...Direction of travel: counter-clockwise
This loop starts in Sallanches at the Pré Curral (Salle Léon Curral parking lot), and follows the cycle path along the Biale stream.
Landmarks and connections : Direction Cordon, then over Combloux town center
Combloux town center, then through Megève town center to the
then on to Saint-Gervais. Finally, the Voie Verte takes you around Lac des Ilettes and back to Sallanches along the Arve.
Variant: possibility of extending the route to make a loop
loop through the commune of Contamines-Montjoie.
This extends the circuit by 20 km and adds 400m to the total ascent.
Length with variant: 75 km
Total ascent with variant: 1459 m
The main climbs are :
- From downtown Sallanches to Médon (5.5% over 8km)
- From downtown Combloux to the entrance to Megève (4.4% over 5km)
- From the bottom of the route des Ponthieux on the D43 (5.1% over 4km)
- Departure
- Sallanches
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Difference in height
- 1153.24 m
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Plain text period
- From 15/03 to 30/10.
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Documentation
- GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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- 1153 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 1142 m
- Minimum altitude : 526 m
- Total positive elevation : 1153 m
- Total negative elevation : -1153 m
- Max positive elevation : 394 m
- Min positive elevation : -178 m
