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Le Laisonnay - Plan du Pré - traverse La Mande - La Motte - loop back

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Trail stats

Distance
6.45 mi
Elevation gain
2,441 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
2,441 ft
Max elevation
7,452 ft
TrailRank 
49
Min elevation
5,130 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
2 hours 43 minutes
Time
4 hours 28 minutes
Coordinates
1781
Uploaded
August 6, 2022
Recorded
August 2022
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near Friburge, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

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Itinerary description

Le Laisonnay d'en Bas parking - cross bridge at Le Laisonnay d’en haut for ascent up trail in Plan du Pré area. Established trail ends at first waterfall crossing then the traverse along La Mande requires comfort route finding and multiple stream crossings. Connect to the descent trail close to Roche du Tougne and continue down path to La Motte (just below Refuge de la Glière). Bridge crossing at La Motte and then return from here along clear main trail/dirt road to Le Laisonnay.

Rated difficult as the traverse between ascent and descent routes is not on an established trail (and there are very few route markers) and requires multiple water crossings which can be tricky depending on water levels. Scenic, waterfall heaven and lots of wildflowers and berries.

Waypoints

PictographBridge Altitude 5,164 ft
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Intersection

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,495 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,699 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,230 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,608 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,982 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaterfall Altitude 7,044 ft
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Waterfall crossing

Trail faint to non-existent from here until descent from plateau

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,034 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,264 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaterfall Altitude 7,326 ft
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Waterfall crossing

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,339 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,359 ft
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Panorama

PictographRiver Altitude 7,415 ft
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River crossing

PictographWaterfall Altitude 7,356 ft
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River crossing

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,349 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaterfall Altitude 7,178 ft
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River crossing

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,172 ft
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Start back onto established trail

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,169 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,172 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,133 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,024 ft
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Panorama

PictographFlora Altitude 6,860 ft
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Flora

PictographFauna Altitude 6,266 ft
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Fauna

PictographBridge Altitude 6,243 ft
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Bridge

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,299 ft
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Connect with main path

PictographFauna Altitude 6,240 ft
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Fauna

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,204 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,830 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,276 ft
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Panorama

PictographIntersection Altitude 5,125 ft
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Intersection

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