Chemin de la Forclaz
A long, power-hike climb above Les Houches in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 27.4% and start 4.4 km in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. It faces west: cool in the morning, sunny and warm from midday. Most runners need 55 to 93 minutes. At 12.0 TEP it is harder than 84% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. The nearest named summit, Tête noire at 1,746 m, is 825 m away.
- TEP
- 12.0
- Climb
- +830 m
- Distance
- 5.6 km
- Average grade
- 14.9%
- Time
- 55 to 93 min
Climbs nearby
- la Charme Depuis les Toilles, 2.9 km at 17.7% (0.1 km away)
- Cheminée de Fée en Passant par le Berchat, 574 m at 24.6% (0.4 km away)
- Cheminée de Fée en Passant par le Berchat, 1.8 km at 19.4% (1.2 km away)
- Cheminée de Fée en Passant par le Berchat, 1.6 km at 16.2% (1.2 km away)
- Boucle de Montfort, 2.0 km at 22.3%, Passy (1.2 km away)
- Chemin des Ecoliers, 4.3 km at 12.8%, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (1.5 km away)
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