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Chamrousse

3.9
11 reviews | Elevation profile | 8 photos
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Statistics

Difficulty points 1082
Length 19 km
Average gradient 7.3%
Steepest 100 meters 15.1%
Total ascent 1377m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
13 hairpin turns
#79 toughest climb of France
#62 most elevation gain of France
#95 longest climb of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
#91 average steepest climb of Grenoble
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Chamrousse is a climb in the region Bourg d'Oisans. It is 19km long and bridges 1377 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1082. The top of the ascent is located at 1788 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 11 reviews of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.

Road name: D111

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Reviews (11)

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SimNono
4 Mo 4.0
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the chamroussiens know the pain of finishing each outing on this! that said, the climb is not unpleasant and is fairly regular.

les chamroussiens connaissent la douleur de finir chaque sortie là dessus ! cela dit la montée n'est pas désagréable et plutôt régulière

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val76
4 Mo 4.0

It is a long and quiet climb. The road is large and not too busy, then is pleasant to ride. Yet, it sometimes boring because most of the time you see the forest. Then I recommand for hot days. The arrival at the ski resort is satisfying with a great view on Chamrousse.

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Yolo
10 Mo 4.0 01:53:00 (10.1km/h)
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Ascent made from Uriage

Uriage - chamrousse panel 1750: 17km /7,4%
Uriage - Col chamrousse 19km 7%

Regular and long climb at 8 % . Until luitel I climbed at 9.5/10km/h then luitel - chamrousse I accelerated it's a little less steep . Good place on the right side of the road for the climb.
On the descent, watch out for the manhole covers at Belmont, at the end of the descent.

Montée faite depui Uriage

Uriage - panneau chamrousse 1750: 17km /7,4%
Uriage - Col chamrousse 19km 7%

Montée régulière et longue à 8 % . Jusqu à luitel je suis monté à 9,5/10km/h puis luitel - chamrousse j ai accéléré c est un peu moins pentu . Bonne place à deoite sur la chaussée pour la montée .
A la descente attention aux plaques d égouts à Belmont , à la fin fin de la descente .

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WouterDK
1 y 4.0
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Indeed a bit of a Ventoux feeling on this climb. The climb is especially steepest in the first part. In the middle there is a section that is a bit less steep so you can recuperate a bit. Not many views but still a pleasant environment to cycle in. The climb has a cycle lane along its entire length so you don't have to take too much account of traffic you want to pass. Good alternation of sun and shade throughout the climb

Inderdaad een beetje een Ventouxgevoel op deze beklimming. De klim is vooral in het eerste deel het steilste. In het midden even een stuk dat wat minder steil is waardoor je nog wat kan recupereren. Niet veel vergezichten maar toch een aangename omgeving om in te fietsen. De klim heeft over de gehele lengte een fietsstrook waardoor je niet te veel met verkeer dat je wilt passeren rekening hoeft te houden. Goede afwisseling van zon en schaduw over heel de klim

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achatelet
3 y 4.0
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The hardest pass around Grenoble, a good training for the Ventoux thanks to its length and high average percentage.

Col le plus dur autour de Grenoble, un bon entraînement pour le Ventoux grâce à sa longueur et son pourcentage moyen élevé.

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Yolo
11 Mo
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How does it compare with l'alpe d'huez? The gradients don't seem as steep. What do you think? Thanks

Ça donne quoi par rapport à l alpe d huez ? Les pourcentages semblent moins durs . Quel est ton avis? Merci

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Tapioka
3 y 4.0 00:01:30 (758.6km/h)
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The first part to the Chartreuse de Prémol/Luitel is steeper than the second part. The road is very shady and it's so much better in summer.
The interest is to go up on this side to make the descent by the road of Seiglières (descent very nice with a road in good condition).
A total of about 40 km if you do the ascent on one side and the descent on the other, from Uriage. The ascent by Prémol takes about 1h30 for a beginner like me

La première portion jusqu'à la chartreuse de Prémol/ le Luitel est plus raide que la seconde portion. Route très ombragée et c'est tant mieux l'été.
L'intérêt est de monter de ce côté pour faire la descente par la route des Seiglières (descente bien sympa avec une route en bon état).
Un total d'une quarantaine de km si l'on fait la montée d'un côté et la descente de l'autre, au départ d'Uriage. La montée par Prémol met environ 1h30 pour un débutant comme moi

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Franck_Pastor
4 y 3.0 01:33:00 (12.2km/h)
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This climb also starts from Uriage, but outside the center. So there are two completely independent climbs arriving in Chamrousse and leaving from almost the same place... to my knowledge, Chamrousse is the only French ski resort with this particularity. One as well as the other climb have one of the highest road gradients in the region around Grenoble (more than 1300 m). The fact that this climb is wooded almost all the way up is certainly a nuisance for the views, but it is very appreciable if it is hot: you often ride in the shade. The first part, from Uriage to the Luitel pass, is quite steep in places, so you have to keep your pedal to the metal or you will break down in the second part, even if it is much more rolling.

Cette montée part aussi d'Uriage, mais en dehors du centre. Ce qui fait qu'il y a deux montées complètement indépendantes arrivant à Chamrousse et partant quasiment du même endroit… à ma connaissance, Chamrousse est la seule station de ski française présentant cette particularité. L'une comme l'autre montée présentent une des plus fortes dénivellations routières de la région autour de Grenoble (plus de 1300 m). Le fait que cette montée-là soit boisée quasiment tout du long est certes gênant pour les panoramas, par contre c'est très appréciable s'il fait chaud : on roule alors souvent à l'ombre. La première partie, d'Uriage au col du Luitel, est assez pentue par endroits, il faut donc en « garder sous la pédale » sous peine de craquer dans la seconde partie, même si celle-ci est nettement plus roulante.

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MaartentB
4 y 4.0
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Beautiful climb. Unfortunately much forest, few views. Not to o derachatten. The Chamrousse can also be climbed from Uriage. This was my (clear) descent. But in terms of views a lot nicer.

Mooie beklimming. Helaas veel bos, weinig vergezichten. Niet te o derachatten. De Chamrousse kan ook beklommen worden vanuit Uriage. Dit was mijn (overzichtelijke) afdaling. Maar qua uitzicht een stuk mooier.

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Bert Van Brabant
5 y
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Beautiful climb, in the turns I can catch my breath. Enjoy at the top (1km below the summit) a beer in the ski resort!

Prachtige beklimming, in de bochten kan mijn even op adem komen. Geniet boven (1km onder de top, van een pintje in het skieoord!

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Tandjes bijten
5 y
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Nice climb with lots of shade from the trees.
Sometimes you have to bite the teeth! On some parts you can recover.

Mooie beklimming met veel schaduw door de bomen.
Af en toe op de tandjes bijten! Op sommige stukken kun je terug bekomen.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:42:33
11 km/h 01:43:26
15 km/h 01:15:51
19 km/h 00:59:53

Road surface condition

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