Allée des Gorges

Allée des Gorges is a short, power-hike climb above Les Houches in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The nearest named summit, Tête de la Fontaine at 1,206 m, is 640 m away. Its 3.5 TEP puts it in the easier half of the catalogue. Expect 13 to 22 minutes. Its steepest 500 metres run at 20.2% and start 688 m in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter. Facing northwest, it stays cool until late in the day.

TEP: 3.5
Climb: +201 m
Distance: 1.2 km
Average grade: 17.1%
Time: 13 to 22 min

Climbs nearby

les Grosses Pierres, 3.2 km at 21.4% (0.6 km away)
Boucle de Pormenaz, 5.0 km at 21.4% (0.7 km away)
Tête de la Fontaine, 1.7 km at 18.3% (0.7 km away)
la Maison du Lieutenant, 1.3 km at 15.4% (0.9 km away)
Boucle de Pormenaz, 6.3 km at 12.6% (1 km away)
Sentier des Gures, 845 m at 15.7% (1.2 km away)