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Scotty C

Lac de Salanfe Full Tour

Lac de Salanfe Full Tour

Expert
11:59
69.6 mi
5.8 mph
11,700 ft
11,700 ft
Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the Tour may require you to push your bike.

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Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

110 yd in total

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions

Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

2.33 mi in total

Tour Overview

Starting Point
18.7 mi

Cascade du Dart

Mountain Biking Highlight

33.6 mi

Lac de Salanfe

Mountain Biking Highlight

53.5 mi

Col de Posettes

Mountain Biking Highlight

54.0 mi

Alpage de Balme refuge

Mountain Biking Highlight

56.8 mi

Petit balcon nord

Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)

69.6 mi
Destination

Map

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Tour Profile

Waytypes

Singletrack: 16.1 mi
Path: 30.9 mi
Access Road: 128 yd
Cycleway: 2.77 mi
Street: 4.08 mi
Road: 14.5 mi
State Road: 1.14 mi

Surfaces

Alpine: 1.91 mi
Natural: 24.5 mi
Unpaved: 20.3 mi
Gravel: 1.44 mi
Paved: 9.52 mi
Asphalt: 11.7 mi
Unknown: 0.28 mi

Weather Forecast

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Scotty C planned a mountain bike ride.

August 19, 2022

Comments

  • Scotty C

    A local overnight mountain biking bikepack trip from Les Houches in the Chamonix valley to lac Salanfe at 1,925 metres (6,316 ft) just over the border in Switzerland. Check it out here:

    komoot.com/collection/1551653/lac-de-salanfe-a-local-bikepacking-overnighter-across-the-franco-swiss-border-from-chamonix

    August 19, 2022

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