Chemin des Ardoisières

This long, very steep climb rises above Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Expect 64 to 109 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 31.4% and start 4.2 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces north: the shady side, where snow stays longest. The nearest named summit, La Coche at 2,328 m, is 846 m away. At 23.0 TEP it is harder than 96% of the climbs in the catalogue. Graded mountain hiking: rougher ground where footing starts to matter.

TEP: 23.0
Climb: +1011 m
Distance: 5.1 km
Average grade: 19.8%
Time: 64 to 109 min

Climbs nearby

Tour Gourmand, 5.6 km at 12.1%, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (0.2 km away)
Pdipr38-3336et, 1.6 km at 39.7% (0.4 km away)
Pdipr38-3336et, 1.1 km at 19.1% (0.7 km away)
les Balcons du Vénéon, 2.3 km at 17.5% (1.4 km away)
Tour Gourmand, 3.9 km at 17.6%, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (1.4 km away)
Pdipr38-3336et, 4.4 km at 23.1% (1.6 km away)