Col du Lein

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Col du Lein
Col du Lein, looking east. Below left the road leads over the Col des Planches to Martigny, above left to Saxon and right to the south and Vollèges.

Col du Lein, looking east. Below left the road leads over the Col des Planches to Martigny , above left to Saxon and right to the south and Vollèges .

Compass direction North south
Pass height 1658  m above sea level M.
Canton Valais
Valley locations Saxon Sembrancher
expansion Pass road (2 km unpaved)
profile
Denzel scale SG 3
Ø pitch 8% (1125 m / 14 km) 8.6% (944 m / 11 km)
Map (Valais)
Col du Lein (Canton of Valais)
Col du Lein
Coordinates 578392  /  106909 coordinates: 46 ° 6 '48 "  N , 7 ° 9' 33"  O ; CH1903:  578392  /  106909
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The Col du Lein ( Pas du Lin ) is a pass in Switzerland that connects the Rhone Valley with the Val de Bagnes . The pass height is 1658  m above sea level. M. In addition to paved roads, there is also a 2 km long unpaved section. The distance between Saxon and Vollèges is 26 km, the maximum gradients are 12% ( SG 3 ). A third road connects the Col du Lein to the southwest via the Col du Tronc and the Col des Planches with Martigny .

To the east of the pass is the 2473  m high Pierre Avoi .

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  • The Col du Lein, looking south

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