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Col des Saulces - Passage de Plassa - Col de Mey - Breche Portetta - Col de la Grande Pierre - Pralagnon

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Trail stats

Distance
9.35 mi
Elevation gain
4,987 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
5,522 ft
Max elevation
9,076 ft
TrailRank 
49
Min elevation
4,673 ft
Trail type
One Way
Moving time
3 hours 39 minutes
Time
7 hours 42 minutes
Coordinates
2359
Uploaded
August 15, 2022
Recorded
August 2022
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near Pralognan-la-Vanoise, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France)

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Photo ofCol des Saulces - Passage de Plassa - Col de Mey - Breche Portetta - Col de la Grande Pierre - Pralagnon Photo ofCol des Saulces - Passage de Plassa - Col de Mey - Breche Portetta - Col de la Grande Pierre - Pralagnon Photo ofCol des Saulces - Passage de Plassa - Col de Mey - Breche Portetta - Col de la Grande Pierre - Pralagnon

Itinerary description

Pont de Gerlon - Col des Saulces - Passage de Plassa - Col de Mey - Breche Portetta - Les Glacerets - Col de la Grande Pierre - Le Plan, Pralagnon

I would rate it as a difficult hike due to length and elevation if you don’t include the out and back sections to Col de Mey and the Breche Portetta exploration. Otherwise an easy mountain scramble with the route as recorded.
Col de Mey has exposure and hands-on sections, however it is a route with fixed holds and cables so if comfortable in mountain terrain it is technically easy.

Waypoints

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,259 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 5,955 ft
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Panorama

PictographFlora Altitude 6,693 ft
Photo ofFlora

Flora

PictographPanorama Altitude 6,798 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,083 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,664 ft
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Panorama

PictographMountain pass Altitude 7,776 ft
Photo ofCol des Saulces Inferior, 2371m Photo ofCol des Saulces Inferior, 2371m

Col des Saulces Inferior, 2371m

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,812 ft
Photo ofPetit Mont Blanc

Petit Mont Blanc

PictographMountain pass Altitude 8,058 ft
Photo ofCol des Saulces, 2456m Photo ofCol des Saulces, 2456m Photo ofCol des Saulces, 2456m

Col des Saulces, 2456m

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,127 ft
Photo ofLeft following Passage de Plassa

Left following Passage de Plassa

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,294 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,389 ft
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Panorama

PictographFauna Altitude 8,661 ft
Photo ofIbex Photo ofIbex

Ibex

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,799 ft
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Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,009 ft
Photo ofPassage de Plassa, 2755m Photo ofPassage de Plassa, 2755m

Passage de Plassa, 2755m

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,045 ft
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Waypoint

PictographWaypoint Altitude 9,081 ft
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Waypoint

PictographPanorama Altitude 9,019 ft
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Route

Clear paint markers and rock cairns marking route through rock and scree

PictographIntersection Altitude 9,052 ft
Photo ofCol de Mey short out and back Photo ofCol de Mey short out and back

Col de Mey short out and back

Requires comfort with exposure and moving in alpine terrain, fixed route holds and cables the entire way

PictographMountain pass Altitude 9,147 ft
Photo ofCol de Mey, 2780m Photo ofCol de Mey, 2780m Photo ofCol de Mey, 2780m

Col de Mey, 2780m

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,806 ft
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Waypoint - orange paint markers

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,501 ft
Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,593 ft
Photo ofGreen paint markers and rock cairns for route reference Photo ofGreen paint markers and rock cairns for route reference

Green paint markers and rock cairns for route reference

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,638 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,730 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,740 ft
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Panorama

PictographPanorama Altitude 8,743 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 8,678 ft
Photo ofWaypoint

Waypoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 8,366 ft
Photo ofLeft to continue on hiking path down, right up for alpine exploration Photo ofLeft to continue on hiking path down, right up for alpine exploration

Left to continue on hiking path down, right up for alpine exploration

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,513 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographWaypoint Altitude 7,369 ft
Photo ofLes Glacerets, 2248m Photo ofLes Glacerets, 2248m Photo ofLes Glacerets, 2248m

Les Glacerets, 2248m

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,736 ft
Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographMountain pass Altitude 7,851 ft
Photo ofCol de la Grand Pierre Photo ofCol de la Grand Pierre Photo ofCol de la Grand Pierre

Col de la Grand Pierre

PictographPanorama Altitude 7,201 ft
Photo ofPanorama Photo ofPanorama

Panorama

PictographFauna Altitude 6,588 ft
Photo ofCows Photo ofCows Photo ofCows

Cows

PictographWaypoint Altitude 6,565 ft
Photo ofWaypoint

Waypoint

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,457 ft
Photo ofLeft for more direct route

Left for more direct route

PictographFlora Altitude 6,362 ft
Photo ofRaspberries

Raspberries

PictographIntersection Altitude 6,014 ft
Photo ofRight

Right

PictographWaypoint Altitude 4,646 ft
Photo ofLe Plan trailhead

Le Plan trailhead

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