Circuit des Lacs des Ménuires

A power-hike climb above Les Ménuires in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 24.6% and start 2.4 km in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. It faces east: sun early, shade after lunch. Most runners need 42 to 71 minutes. At 9.0 TEP it is harder than 76% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded as a hiking trail, so fitness matters more than footing. The nearest named summit, Le Teurre at 2,364 m, is 380 m away.

TEP: 9.0
Climb: +634 m
Distance: 4.2 km
Average grade: 15.0%
Time: 42 to 71 min

Climbs nearby

Circuit des Lacs des Ménuires, 5.7 km at 11.8%, Les Ménuires (same start)
les Ménuires Val Thorens, 5.3 km at 9.5% (0.9 km away)
Descente de Tougnète, 5.7 km at 10.0% (0.9 km away)
Tour du Lac du Lou, 2.5 km at 11.7%, Les Ménuires (1.2 km away)
Col de la Vallée Étroite, 7.7 km at 12.7%, Saint-Martin-de-Belleville (1.2 km away)
Pointe de la Masse par le Lac du Lou, 5.4 km at 16.8% (2.6 km away)