l'Aouille du Criou

This long, very steep climb rises above Samoëns in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Expect 66 to 111 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 51.6% and start 4.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces south: warm in summer, and often clear of snow when the slopes around it are not. The nearest named summit, Tête de Duet at 2,002 m, is 655 m away. At 22.0 TEP it is harder than 95% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places.

TEP: 22.0
Climb: +1032 m
Distance: 5.4 km
Average grade: 19.2%
Time: 66 to 111 min

Climbs nearby

Boucle de Criou, 2.8 km at 16.7% (0.6 km away)
Boucle de Criou, 2.9 km at 16.0%, Samoëns (0.6 km away)
Boucle de Criou, 1.4 km at 16.3%, Samoëns (1.1 km away)
Chalet et Aouille de Criou, 8.2 km at 18.9% (1.1 km away)
l'Aouille du Criou, 2.2 km at 15.5%, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (1.3 km away)
Dent de Verreu, 5.4 km at 17.6%, Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (1.3 km away)