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  3. 63 - Puy-de-Dôme
  4. Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Walk of Sat 30 Jun 2018 09:26:15 CEST

A Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise walk posted on 30/06/18 by nico18. Update : 12/12/18
Technical sheet
Calculated time Calculated time: 7h40[?]
Distance Distance : 10.04mi
Vertical gain Vertical gain : 4157ft
Vertical drop Vertical drop : 3970ft
Highest point Highest point : 6335ft
Lowest point Lowest point : 4262ft
Difficult Difficulty : Difficult
Back to starting point Back to starting point : Yes
Walking Walking
Areas Areas : Massif central, Monts Dore
Location Location : Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (63610)
Starting point Starting point : N 45.512479° / E 2.854159°
Map IGN Map (Click to buy) : Ref. 2433SB
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Waypoints :
D/A : mi 0 - alt. mi 0 - Super-Besse
1 : mi 0.07 - alt. mi 0.07
2 : mi 0.32 - alt. mi 0.32
3 : mi 0.49 - alt. mi 0.49
4 : mi 1.21 - alt. mi 1.21
5 : mi 1.96 - alt. mi 1.96
6 : mi 3.07 - alt. mi 3.07
7 : mi 3.29 - alt. mi 3.29
8 : mi 3.47 - alt. mi 3.47
9 : mi 3.89 - alt. mi 3.89
10 : mi 5.03 - alt. mi 5.03
D/A : mi 10.04 - alt. mi 10.04

Useful Information

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