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Les Fontanettes - Refuge des Barmettes - Lac des Vaches - Col de Vanoise - Lac Long - Lac de la Patinore - Return

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Trail stats

Distance
9.5 mi
Elevation gain
3,419 ft
Technical difficulty
Moderate
Elevation loss
3,419 ft
Max elevation
8,156 ft
TrailRank 
56
Min elevation
5,418 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
3 hours 55 minutes
Time
7 hours 54 minutes
Coordinates
2664
Uploaded
August 29, 2022
Recorded
August 2022
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near Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

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Itinerary description

Les Fontanettes (1650m) - Refuge des Barmettes (2010m) - Lac des Vaches (2319m) - Col de la Vanoise (2516m) - Lac Long (2466m) - Chalet des Gardes (2415m) - Lac de la Patinore (2563m) - return

A very scenic route with no technical difficulties. All of it is on established paths except the circumnavigation around Lac Long which had a faint to non-existent trail…however it is an obvious route so you can’t go wrong. Lac de la Patinore is not signed anywhere, however the route is on a very clear path.

Waypoints

PictographMountain hut Altitude 6,572 ft
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Refuge des Barmettes, 2010m

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,883 ft
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Panorama

PictographLake Altitude 7,608 ft
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Lac des Vaches, 2319m

PictographLake Altitude 7,589 ft
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Lac des Vaches

PictographLake Altitude 8,176 ft
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Lac Long

PictographMountain hut Altitude 8,264 ft
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Refuge du Col de la Vanoise, 2516m

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,087 ft
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Panorama

PictographLake Altitude 8,081 ft
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Lac Long

Low water levels at this time

PictographLake Altitude 8,074 ft
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Lac Long

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,087 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,068 ft
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Panorama

PictographIntersection Altitude 7,677 ft
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Right along single track path to Lac de la Patinoire

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,703 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,923 ft
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Chalet des Gardes

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,114 ft
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Panorama

PictographLake Altitude 8,241 ft
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Lac de la Patinoire

PictographLake Altitude 8,215 ft
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Lac de la Patinoire

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,261 ft
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Panorama

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