Lac de Petit

This very steep climb rises above Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Expect 40 to 68 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 39.4% and start 2.3 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, Les Oeillasses at 2,721 m, is 844 m away. At 16.0 TEP it is harder than 90% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded demanding mountain hiking, meaning footing matters more than fitness in places.

TEP: 16.0
Climb: +638 m
Distance: 3.0 km
Average grade: 21.6%
Time: 40 to 68 min

Climbs nearby

Grand Tour de Tarentaise, 2.2 km at 22.5% (0.4 km away)
Tour du Montséti, 1.8 km at 14.9%, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (2.2 km away)
Grand Tour de Tarentaise, 2.4 km at 20.1% (2.3 km away)
Lac du Retour, 3.6 km at 18.6% (2.4 km away)
Tête du Plane, 2.1 km at 17.1%, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (2.4 km away)
Tour du Montséti, 6.6 km at 11.4%, Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise (2.5 km away)