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Distances and heights are quoted throughout in kilometres and metres. (For metric conversions see Appendix D.) As mentioned above, these details are mostly taken from the map, but in attempting to measure the actual distance of each walk it was necessary to make the nearest estimation I could – with countless zigzags on many routes, it's impossible to be precise.

Wild country below Refuge des Bans (Route 26)

The time given for each route refers only to actual walking time and makes no allowances for rest stops or interruptions for photography – such stops can add considerably to the overall period of activity, so bear this in mind when planning your day. Times are, of course, approximations only, and each walker will have his own pace which may or may not agree with that quoted. By comparing your times with those given here, you should soon have a reasonable idea of how much we differ and compensate accordingly.

A number of the day routes described follow individual stages of the long-distance GR54 (Tour de 'Oisans). See Appendix A for more information on the GR54 in relation to the routes in this book.