Chemin des Cartier

Chemin des Cartier is a short, power-hike climb above Saint-François-Longchamp in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. Its steepest 500 metres run at 17.9% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. At 2.1 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 11 to 18 minutes. South-facing, so it is hot in summer and one of the first to clear of snow.

TEP: 2.1
Climb: +160 m
Distance: 1.1 km
Average grade: 14.2%
Time: 11 to 18 min

Climbs nearby

Col de Montjoie, 6.6 km at 11.0%, Saint-François-Longchamp (same start)
Col de Montjoie, 1.1 km at 18.4%, Saint-François-Longchamp (0.9 km away)
De Montgellafrey au Lac de la Grande Léchère, 2.9 km at 16.1%, Saint-François-Longchamp (1 km away)
De Montgellafrey aux Covatières, 1.6 km at 13.1%, Saint-François-Longchamp (1.3 km away)
Balade des Demoiselles, 523 m at 19.1% (1.3 km away)
Balade des Demoiselles, 1.4 km at 18.7%, Saint-François-Longchamp (1.3 km away)