Sallanche Town And Lake

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.82 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 3h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 55 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 55 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 594 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 539 m
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Description

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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 594 m - Start out going southwest on Montée des Rubins.
  2. 2 : km 0.27 - alt. 564 m - Montée des Rubins becomes Place du Commissaire Chesney.
  3. 3 : km 0.38 - alt. 564 m - Turn right onto Place Saint-Jacques.
  4. 4 : km 0.48 - alt. 560 m - Turn left onto Quai de l'Hôtel de Ville.
  5. 5 : km 0.77 - alt. 554 m - Turn left onto D1205.
  6. 6 : km 0.78 - alt. 554 m - Turn right onto Quai de Warens.
  7. 7 : km 0.97 - alt. 550 m - Turn right onto Rue Pierre Solliard de Méribel.
  8. 8 : km 0.97 - alt. 550 m - Head south on Rue Pierre Solliard de Méribel toward Rue des Rânes
  9. 9 : km 1.04 - alt. 549 m - Turn left onto Avenue de Saint-Martin/D13
  10. 10 : km 1.29 - alt. 544 m - Turn right onto walkway. Proceed southeast (See map for details).
  11. 11 : km 1.7 - alt. 539 m - Turn right onto Rue de l'Hôpital.
  12. 12 : km 1.7 - alt. 539 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed south (See map for details).
  13. 13 : km 2.48 - alt. 541 m - Turn slight left onto Impasse du Battoir.
  14. 14 : km 2.67 - alt. 542 m - Impasse du Battoir becomes Route du Battoir.
  15. 15 : km 2.77 - alt. 543 m - Route du Battoir becomes Chemin du Grand Pré.
  16. 16 : km 4.55 - alt. 550 m - Turn left onto walkway. Proceed northwest (See map for details).
  17. 17 : km 5.71 - alt. 549 m - Head northwest
  18. 18 : km 6.35 - alt. 548 m - Turn right.
  19. 19 : km 6.48 - alt. 549 m - Turn sharp left onto Route des Lacs.
  20. 20 : km 6.49 - alt. 549 m - Turn right to stay on Route des Lacs.
  21. 21 : km 6.51 - alt. 549 m - Turn left to stay on Route des Lacs.
  22. 22 : km 7.84 - alt. 544 m - Turn right onto D1205/Route du Fayet. Continue to follow D1205.
  23. 23 : km 8.77 - alt. 554 m - Turn left onto Rue Chenal.
  24. 24 : km 8.85 - alt. 556 m - Turn left onto Rue du Mont Joly.
  25. 25 : km 8.92 - alt. 556 m - Turn left onto Rue de la République.
  26. 26 : km 8.92 - alt. 556 m - Turn left onto Rue du Mont Joly.
  27. 27 : km 8.99 - alt. 556 m - Turn right onto Rue du Commerce.
  28. 28 : km 9.07 - alt. 558 m - Turn right onto D1212/Route de Megève.
  29. 29 : km 9.09 - alt. 558 m - Turn left onto D113/Place de la Grenette.
  30. 30 : km 9.18 - alt. 560 m - Keep left at the fork to go on D113/Place du Pre de Foire.
  31. 31 : km 9.18 - alt. 560 m - Enter next roundabout and take the 1st exit onto D113.
  32. 32 : km 9.23 - alt. 562 m - Turn right onto Place du Pre de Foire.
  33. 33 : km 9.31 - alt. 559 m - Place du Pre de Foire becomes Pont Saint-Jacques.
  34. 34 : km 9.33 - alt. 560 m - Pont Saint-Jacques becomes Place Saint-Jacques.
  35. 35 : km 9.35 - alt. 560 m - Turn slight left to stay on Place Saint-Jacques.
  36. 36 : km 9.44 - alt. 564 m - Turn right onto Place du Commissaire Chesney.
  37. 37 : km 9.55 - alt. 564 m - Place du Commissaire Chesney becomes Montée des Rubins.
  38. S/E : km 9.82 - alt. 594 m

Useful Information

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