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Red · Portes du Soleil · near La Chapelle-d'Abondance

Cerf Haut length, vertical drop and steepness

Cerf Haut starts near La Chapelle-d'Abondance, in Portes du Soleil, at 1,346 m and drops 61 m over 332 m, to 1,284 m; difficulty: Red. Its steepest 20 m reach 29 %, #257 of the 380 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks; its average gradient is 18 %. Lifts to its top: Bambi, Crêt Béni, Prés 1, and Prés 2; it ends near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

Measured by GeoPeaks · data of October 29, 2026 · not figures of the ski area · How we measure

In feet and miles: 0.21 mi long; 200 ft vertical drop, from 4,416 ft to 4,213 ft.

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Shaded relief map of Cerf Haut with the runs and lifts around it
The run in its colour, with a white border: ▲ its top, ○ its end. Around it, the other runs in their colours and the lifts in grey-blue (thicker: those reaching its top). The scale bar’s length is written next to it; north is up. Relief: GeoPeaks, from IGN LiDAR HD and swisstopo swissALTI3D. Runs and lifts: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Length
332 m 0.21 mi
Vertical drop
61 m 200 ft
Average gradient
18 %
Steepest 20 m
29 %
Difficulty
Red
In the area
#257 by steepness, of 380 · tied

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Steepest 20 m: 29 %, 310 m from the top

top · 1,346 m332 mbottom · 1,284 m
  • under 15 %
  • 15–25 %
  • 25–35 %
  • 35–50 %
  • over 50 %

Similar runs nearby

Runs of Portes du Soleil with the closest gradient and vertical drop.

How it ranks in Portes du Soleil

Among the 381 named runs of Portes du Soleil measured by GeoPeaks. 1 run is left out: its line climbs back up, or has a short pitch far steeper than the rest — maybe a bridge, a tunnel or a cut that the bare-ground relief does not show. Steepest · Longest · Biggest drop

Questions

How long is Cerf Haut?

Cerf Haut is 332 m long, measured horizontally along its line, and drops 61 m, from 1,346 m to 1,284 m.

How steep is Cerf Haut?

Its average gradient is 18 %; its steepest 20 m reach 29 %, 310 m from the top.

Which lift goes to the top of Cerf Haut?

The top of Cerf Haut is reached by Bambi (Drag lift), Crêt Béni (Chairlift), Prés 1 (Drag lift), and Prés 2 (Drag lift).

Where does Cerf Haut end?

It ends at 1,284 m, near La Chapelle-d'Abondance.

What difficulty is Cerf Haut?

OpenStreetMap marks it as: Red.

Measured by GeoPeaks on the 3D terrain (not figures of the ski area)
Length (horizontal)332 m 0.21 mi
Length of all its branches878 m 0.55 mi
Top1,346 m 4,416 ft
Bottom1,284 m 4,213 ft
Vertical drop61 m 200 ft
Average gradient18 %
Steepest 20 m29 %
DifficultyRed (As mapped in OpenStreetMap)

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