The Black Horse – The ridge loop from Col de la Madeleine

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Montgellafrey

The Black Horse – The ridge loop from Col de la Madeleine

Moderate

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161

hikers

The Black Horse – The ridge loop from Col de la Madeleine

04:42

10.7km

800m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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63 m

Col de la Madeleine

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The Col de la Madeleine from La Chambre is 19km long with a total drop of 1522m. The average gradient is 8% with maximum gradients of 13.5%. On the north …

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151 m

Magnifique vue

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View towards the Mont Blanc massif from the Col de la Madeleine.

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1.54 km

Toller Anstieg von Valmorel ans Col Madeline

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Be careful, not too fast, big stones.

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4.20 km

The Black Horse

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At 2,832 meters, this summit, still little known, offers a 360° panorama at the top. Incredible views.

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6.56 km

The ridge

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Incredible views of the mountains and the lake from the ridge just below the top of the Cheval Noir.

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10.3 km

Madeleine Pass

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A classic climb for the col baggers, but it's not just one for the roadies as it's accessible via off-road routes too. Although off-road access from the north is more …

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.65 km

3.53 km

3.37 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.14 km

3.23 km

150 m

145 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,770 m)

Lowest point (1,990 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 19 October

11°C

6°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

July 27, 2022,Naar het ijzerenpaard

The walk takes much longer but komoot had to redo halfway through. be started...
Allow at least 6 hours for the entire walk.
When I turned off the walk in komoot, the app told me the trail was easy. Forget that. Occasionally climb and clamber over rocks and cling to everything. We saw others walking with sticks. Perhaps that is …

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