Pont des Bruyères
Pont des Bruyères is a run-hike climb above Les Ménuires in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. At 2.7 TEP it sits in the easier half of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 14.9% and start 682 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 20 to 34 minutes. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. North-facing, so it holds shade and snow longer than the sunny side of the valley.
- TEP
- 2.7
- Climb
- +290 m
- Distance
- 2.5 km
- Average grade
- 11.7%
- Time
- 20 to 34 min
Climbs nearby
- Col de la Vallée Étroite, 7.7 km at 12.7%, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (same start)
- Descente de Tougnète, 5.7 km at 10.0% (1 km away)
- les Ménuires Val Thorens, 5.3 km at 9.5% (1 km away)
- Circuit des Lacs des Ménuires, 5.7 km at 11.8%, Les Ménuires (1.2 km away)
- Circuit des Lacs des Ménuires, 4.2 km at 15.0%, Les Ménuires (1.2 km away)
- Pointe de la Masse par le Lac du Lou, 5.4 km at 16.8% (1.4 km away)
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