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Trail running - The Meije Marathon
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Trail route
in La Grave
42.4
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6h
Very difficult
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This trail is a marathon that will lead you through secluded areas in the Meije County.
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This challenging trail, mostly above 1600 meters high, follows the tracks of the 26km trail run but forks towards the Pic du Mas de la Grave Hut and up to the renowned Emparis Plateau. In September, this plateau looks like plaines of south America with its grass turning to gold and its blueberry bushes offering a marked contrast with its vivid red. A loop on this plateau will lead you to two different mointain lakes with a view on the Ecrins Range. To finish it all up, a long run down will...
This challenging trail, mostly above 1600 meters high, follows the tracks of the 26km trail run but forks towards the Pic du Mas de la Grave Hut and up to the renowned Emparis Plateau. In September, this plateau looks like plaines of south America with its grass turning to gold and its blueberry bushes offering a marked contrast with its vivid red. A loop on this plateau will lead you to two different mointain lakes with a view on the Ecrins Range. To finish it all up, a long run down will bring you back to the starting point: La Grave.
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- La Grave
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Difference in height
- 2174 m
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The starting point is at the village hall carpark of La Grave, at the entrance of the village when coming from Grenoble.
Coming with a bus: LER 35, stopping in front of the tourism office.
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Plain text period
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From 01/05 to 30/10.
Subject to snow conditions.
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Documentation
- GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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- 2174 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 2457 m
- Minimum altitude : 1397 m
- Total positive elevation : 2174 m
- Total negative elevation : -2162 m
- Max positive elevation : 526 m
- Min positive elevation : -477 m
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