Tour entre Cerces et Ecrins (sans voiture)

This very steep climb rises above Le Monêtier-les-Bains in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Expect 32 to 55 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 24.0% and start 1.5 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. Southwest-facing: it gets the afternoon heat and clears of snow early. The nearest named summit, Aiguillette du Lauzet at 2,717 m, is 869 m away. At 11.0 TEP it is harder than 81% of the climbs in the catalogue. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care.

TEP: 11.0
Climb: +505 m
Distance: 2.7 km
Average grade: 18.8%
Time: 32 to 55 min

Climbs nearby

Tour des Arrêtes de la Bruyère, 832 m at 18.6% (same start)
Tour du Combeynot en 4 jours, 2.1 km at 14.7%, Le Monêtier-les-Bains (same start)
Tour entre Clarée et Écrins en 6 jours, 5.0 km at 19.4%, Le Monêtier-les-Bains (0.3 km away)
Tour des Arrêtes de la Bruyère, 2.6 km at 17.2% (0.5 km away)
Tour des Arrêtes de la Bruyère, 3.6 km at 16.1% (0.5 km away)
Le lac de Combeynot, 3.9 km at 23.9%, Le Monêtier-les-Bains (0.8 km away)