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Col des Montets from Chamonix via Argentiere
Good beginner route to test your skill and fitness in the Chamonix Valley
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This is a fairly short, easy run that can be done in about an hour. It’s about 25km there and back, the climb averaging just 3% or so. If you want to make it a little more difficult, continue over to Vallorcine before you turn around. The road can be quite busy but it is wide enough to allow traffic to pass safely.
Head up the valley out of Chamonix through Argentierre towards Switzerland, (sign posted Martigny) – keep going up until there is no more up!! Turn around and come down the way you have come.
Average grade : 3.3 %
Length : 11.7 km
Height start : 1035 m
Height top : 1419 m
Elevation : 384 m
Time : 40mins
