Duration of the estimatedtrail speed depending : on 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 985m  900 Circuit -le Plan de la Cry-Merlet start

A trail which offers a climb of varied steepness where the interest is

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to adapt the amount of effort used. The descent through the forest,

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sometimes technical, leads to a final rolling section. Circuit

Departing from the station at Les Houches, the ascent begins immediately. The 2

l 4 slope varies the whole way and it is therefore necessary to vary one's rhythm. Via Houcheses

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the path named "ombrage" (shade), the trail comes to the Maison Morand, Le 3

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Bettey and then the Plan de la Cry. A few buildings in the middle of a clearing, an crossing

9 4 incomparable view of the massif ... and it's off again towards the Lac 8

- Noir via a high traversing path in the forest. After this little hidden lake, the trail Plandele laCry 5

continues to the animal park, Parc Merlet. From there comes the descent. Quite 10 fast, it requires good footwork and a good eye to cope with the tree-roots over 11

6 the first stretch. Arriving at the Arve promenade, there are more than 3km of undulating terrain to show off a turn of speed - or finish with a walk. 12 13 7

Trail of - 12.8Km 1 Merlet

Duration estimated depending on speed : 1 hr ¾ to 3 hrs ½ +765m hr

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