The Back Way to Le Lac

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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. 3

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Climb Profile

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Climb Stats

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Climb categoryCategory 3
Distance3.54 km / 2.20 miles
Elevation gain174.4 m / 572 ft
Average gradient4.9%
Maximum gradient14.7%
Elevation high1,030.8 m / 3,382 ft
Elevation low856.4 m / 2,810 ft
Climb difficulty score17,331.79

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Climb Rank

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This climb ranks 278,193rd out of 2,710,652 worldwide cycling climbs.

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Ranked as the 35,645th most difficult cycling climb of all 342,105 climbs in France.

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Places 14,861st out of 68,974 cycling climbs in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Ranks 2,583rd out of 9,022 cycling climbs in Upper Savoy.

Ranking 36th out of 79 cycling climbs in Montriond.

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