Walks 2011

Note: This page includes tracks and photos for walks with friends and family in 2011. Use the menu at the top of the page to display Walks with the Horizons group, walks for other years, and for maps which group tracks by mountain range.

Note: the figures for accumulated climb in the "Walk profile and statistics" are not always accurate, due to an incorrect GPS setting.

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Walks 2011

• 31-Oct-11: Belledonne - Grand Rocher (1926m) starting from the Foyer de ski de fond du Barioz (1435m), 11.7km, with Myléna and Timothée
  Altitudes: min 1426m, max 1939m, accumulated 632m
  
  • Tracé de la balade
    
  • Profile et statistiques de la balade
    
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  See also the similar walks:
  
• with Jacques: 26-Apr-11: Belledonne - Grand Rocher
• with the Horizons group: 13-Jan-11: Belledonne - Le Grand Rocher
• 12-Sep-11: Belledonne - Cascade de l'Oursière and the Lacs Robert (2004m), starting from La Gafe, St-Martin d'Uriage (1121m), 13.4km, with Timothée
  Altitudes: min 1110m, max 2040m, accumulated 1261m
  My GPS had problems locating satellites and several parts of the track were extrapolated by hand.
  
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
    
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• 11-Aug-11: Belledonne - Lac Achard (1917m) and Col de la Botte (2172m), starting from Chamrousse, Roche-Béranger (1735m), 9.5km, with Benjamin and Myléna
  Altitudes: min 1702m, max 2180m, accumulated 634m
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
    
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  See also the similar walk:
• 7-Feb-08: From Roche Beranger (ski station) to Lac Achard and Col de La Botte.
  
• 10-Aug-11: Chartreuse - Col de Pravouta (1700m) and Roc d'Arguille (1750m), starting from Col du Coq (1434m), 6.5km, with Benjamin and Myléna
  Altitudes: min 1420m, max 1765m, accumulated 503m
  We took the path up via the Col des Ayes to Col de Pravouta, then up to the Roc d'Arguille, following the crest before descending to the Habert de Pravouta.
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
    
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• 12-Aug-10: Col de Pravouta (1615m), Roc de l'Arguille (1774m), starting from Col du Coq
  
• 22-Apr-10: Col de Pravouta, Roc d'Arguille, starting from Col du Coq
• 23-Apr-09: Col de Pravouta, starting from Col du Coq
• 15-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: Lac Blanc (2352m), starting from Chalet de la Flégère (1900m), with Timothée, Christine and James, 9.2km
  Altitudes: min 1849m, max 2375m, accumulated 705m
  After taking the cable car up to the Chalet de la Flégère (1900m) we walked up to Lac Blanc (2352m) and then returned via the Lacs des Chéserys.
  
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• 14-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: crossing from the Plan de l'Aiguille (2300m) to Montenvers (1934m), with James, 7.4km
  Altitudes: min 1918m, max 2310m, accumulated +239m -572m
  After taking the cable car up to the Aiguille du Midi (3842m) and back to the intermediate station at the Plan de l'Aiguille, James and I walked across to the Montenvers funicular railway station, where we joined Elisabeth, Christine and Penny for the descent to Chamonix.
  
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
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  Note that many of the photos were taken at the Aiguille du Midi, before the walk, and a few were taken at Chamonix after the descent by the Montenvers funicular.
  
• 12-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: Cascade de Barberine (1282m), starting from Le Molard (1264m), with Elisabeth, James, Christine and Penny, 6.9km
  Altitudes: min 1151m, max 1433m, accumulated 438m
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
    
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• 11-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: Brèche du Brévent (2398m) and the Col du Brévent (2368m), starting from Planpraz (2026m), 5.2km, with James and Christine
  We took the cable car up to Planpraz. We intended to go to the Lacs Noir, but missed a signpost after a few hundred metres.
  Altitudes: min 2026m, max 2432m, accumulated 435m
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
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• 10-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: La Pierre à Bosson (1670m), starting from Le Planet (Argentière, 1380m), 5.8km, with Elisabeth, James, Christine and Penny
  The end point of the walk, at 'La Pierre à Bosson' has a very good view of the Glacier d'Argentière
  Altitudes: min 1380m, max 1703m, accumulated 490m
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  Note that the first few photos were taken at Argentière, before the walk.
• 9-Jul-11: Mont Blanc Massif: Le Planet (1394m), starting from Argentière (1270m), 2.7km, with Elisabeth, James, Christine and Penny
  A very short walk just to explore the suroundings after arriving at Argentière
  Altitudes: min 1269m, max 1410m, accumulated 182m
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
  • Profile et statistiques de la balade
    
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  • Photos
  Note that the last couple of photos were taken at Argentière, after the walk.
• 30-Jun-11: St Tropez peninsula: Gigaro to the Plage du Débarquement, 8.6km
  Altitudes: min 1m, max 45m, accumulated 101m
  Walk along the coast path. The gpx track was constructed by hand since I didn't take my GPS with me. Also, there are no photos since I didn't take my camera with me.
  
• Tracé de la balade
  
• Profile et statistiques de la balade
  
• Download the gpx file
  
• 28-Jun-11: St Tropez peninsula: Cap Taillat, starting from Gigaro, 15.4km
  From Gigaro to Cap Taillat via the interior (la Bastide Blanche), return along the coast via Cap Lardier
  Altitudes: min 0m, max 161m, accumulated 467m
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
  • Profile et statistiques de la balade
    
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  • Photos
  See also similar walks
  
• 1-Jul-10: Cap Taillat, starting from Gigaro, 13km
• 28-Jun-10: Cap Lardier, starting from Gigaro, 9.2km
  
• 26-Apr-11: Belledonne - Grand Rocher (1926m) à partir de Foyer de ski de fond du Barioz (1424m), 16.1km, avec Jacques
  Altitudes: min 1371m, max 1934m, accumulated 617m
  Une très agréable balade par beau temps avec des belles vues des montagnes de Belledonne.
  Mon GPS est tombé en panne pendant la descente, et donc la tracé pour la descente a été fait 'à la main'.
  Merci à Jacques pour l'identification des fleurs!
  
  • Tracé de la balade, avec une sélection de photos
    
  • Profile et statistiques de la balade
    
  • Télécharger le fichier gpx
    
  • Photos
  See also the walk with the Horizons group:
  
  • 13-Jan-11: Belledonne - Le Grand Rocher (1932m), 10km
• 13-Apr-11: Chartreuse - The Col de l'Alpe (1790m) and the Croix de l'Alpe (1820m), starting from below the Cabane de l'Allier (1409m), 7.0km, with Heather and Grace
  Altitudes: min 1409m, max 1836m, accumulated 525m
  • Tracé de la balade, with a selection of photos
    
  • Profile et statistiques de la balade
    
  • Download the gpx file
  • Photos
  See also a similar walk with Benjamin and Myléna, 2-Nov-07