Back Way to the Lake

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Route de la Bouverie, La Ranche, La Glière, Montriond, Thonon-les-Bains, Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 74110, France
Cat. 4

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 4
Distance3.07 km / 1.91 miles
Elevation gain151.8 m / 498 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient12.9%
Elevation high1,045.6 m / 3,430 ft
Elevation low893.8 m / 2,932 ft
Climb difficulty score15,047.41

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 337,759th out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 42,110th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France.

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Places 17,167th out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Ranks 2,880th out of 9,022 cycling climbs in Upper Savoy.

Ranking 42nd out of 79 cycling climbs in Montriond.

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