Route des Frasses

A very steep climb above La Chapelle-d'Abondance in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The hardest 500 metres average 35.7% and come almost at once, before your legs have settled. Expect 41 to 70 minutes. At 15.0 TEP it is harder than 89% of the climbs in the catalogue. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. The nearest named summit, Le Tromby at 1,645 m, is 257 m away.

TEP: 15.0
Climb: +648 m
Distance: 3.2 km
Average grade: 20.1%
Time: 41 to 70 min

Climbs nearby

Boucle du Lac d'Arvouin, 4.6 km at 18.0%, La Chapelle-d'Abondance (same start)
Tour des Portes du Soleil, 3.7 km at 15.9%, La Chapelle-d'Abondance (0.3 km away)
Circuit de Trébentaz, 1.2 km at 23.7% (0.7 km away)
Boucle des Chalets de la Raille, 2.2 km at 19.8% (1 km away)
Sentier de l'Abray, 1.8 km at 12.2% (1 km away)
Boucle du Lac d'Arvouin, 3.7 km at 19.2% (1 km away)