Chemin des Escreins au Vallon

This long, run-hike climb rises above Vars in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Expect 41 to 70 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 20.6% and start 3.7 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. West-facing: shaded in the morning, in the sun through the afternoon. At 5.5 TEP it sits around the middle of the catalogue. On the SAC scale it is mountain hiking, with uneven ground that asks for some care.

TEP: 5.5
Climb: +588 m
Distance: 5.2 km
Average grade: 11.3%
Time: 41 to 70 min

Climbs nearby

PNR Queyras, 3.3 km at 15.6%, Vars (same start)
Pointe d'Escreins, 7.8 km at 15.9% (same start)
PNR Queyras, 2.0 km at 18.5%, Vars (same start)
Crêtes de Vars par le Val d'Escreins, 2.9 km at 20.1% (0.4 km away)
Crêtes de Vars par le Val d'Escreins, 2.0 km at 12.0% (1.6 km away)
PNR Queyras, 1.4 km at 16.7%, Vars (1.7 km away)