Chemin des Dames

Chemin des Dames is a short, very steep climb above Cerdon in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. Its steepest 500 metres run at 27.1% and start 534 m in, in the middle of the climb, so pace the first part. Most runners need 16 to 27 minutes. The path is graded easy hiking: the effort is in your lungs, not your footing. South-facing, so it bakes in summer: go early. The nearest named summit, Rocher de Saint-Alban, is 527 m away.

TEP: 5.5
Climb: +250 m
Distance: 1.3 km
Average grade: 19.6%
Time: 16 to 27 min

Climbs nearby

Saint-Jacques, 5.5 km at 8.8%, Labalme (0.2 km away)
Circuit du Val d'Enfer et du Maquis, 3.2 km at 9.7% (0.9 km away)
Sur les Pentes de l'Avocat, 3.5 km at 9.8%, Vieu-d'Izenave (4.5 km away)
Randonnée au dessus de l'Ain, 3.7 km at 10.1%, Serrières-sur-Ain (7.8 km away)
les Monts d'Ain Depuis Saint-Martin-du-Fresne, 1.2 km at 15.1% (9.5 km away)
les Monts d'Ain par la Combe de Vau, 4.6 km at 10.2% (9.7 km away)