Les Rouies (3589 m)

This very steep climb rises above La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Expect 69 to 117 minutes. The hardest 500 metres average 53.1% and start 2.0 km in, so the worst of it lands when you are already committed. It faces east: sun early, shade after lunch. The nearest named summit, Pointe Duhamel at 3,296 m, is 753 m away. At 46.0 TEP it is harder than almost every climb in the catalogue. Graded alpine hiking: exposed, rocky ground that needs sure feet and some use of the hands.

TEP: 46.0
Climb: +1139 m
Distance: 4.0 km
Average grade: 28.6%
Time: 69 to 117 min

Climbs nearby

Tour des Refuges en Valgaudemar en 7 jours, 3.9 km at 18.7%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (1 km away)
La boucle de Tirière, 4.4 km at 13.5%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (1.7 km away)
Boucle du Pigeonnier dans le cirque du Gioberney, 4.7 km at 17.0%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (1.8 km away)
Le lac du Lauzon, 3.8 km at 11.4%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (1.8 km away)
GR®54 - Tour de l'Oisans et des Écrins depuis La Grave, par le GR®54C et les var, 9.2 km at 13.2%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (3.1 km away)
La boucle de Tirière, 3.0 km at 21.6%, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (3.2 km away)