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Merveilles Day 2: vallée de Merveilles & Gordolasque, Alps Mercantour, France, June 2012

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Distance
8.07 mi
Elevation gain
2,303 ft
Technical difficulty
Difficult
Elevation loss
3,320 ft
Max elevation
8,802 ft
TrailRank 
29
Min elevation
5,571 ft
Trail type
One Way
Coordinates
109
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September 27, 2014
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near Santa-Maria-Maddalena, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)

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Itinerary description

From refuge de Merveilles up through vallee de Merveilles (not as impressive as expected) to refuge de Nice and down back to Belvedere.
Several very nice mountain lakes (though most of them are dammed) and abundant of chamois, especially near refuge de Nice.
Very long day out, ~ 9 hours.

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