Chemin d'Ardens

This very steep climb rises above Abondance in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Expect 25 to 42 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 26.5% and start 1.3 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Northwest-facing, so it stays cool and holds snow late. The nearest named summit, Pointe de la Chavache at 2,080 m, is 900 m away. At 9.0 TEP it is harder than 76% of the climbs in the catalogue. It is graded demanding mountain hiking: expect sections where you watch every step.

TEP
9.0
Climb
+394 m
Distance
2.0 km
Average grade
20.0%
Time
25 to 42 min

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