Col de la Croix from Beaufort sur Gervanne is a climb in the region Drôme. It is 11.1km long and bridges 403 vertical meters with an average gradient of 3.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 207. The top of the ascent is located at 747 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.
Road name: D712
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From Beaufort, signs indicate that it is a 12 km climb, but the first 9 km are mostly 1 or 2％. It is only from Escoulin onwards that the climb really starts. On hot days, the wind can be strong and blow down through the valley. On the other hand, it is the only coolness, because there is not much shade.
There is nothing on top except the sign. What is striking is that the west side is dry, rocky with some pine forest and the east side is agricultural, green and with several farms. So two very different landscapes.
Vanuit Beaufort wordt met bordjes aangegeven dat het een klim van 12 km is, maar de eerst 9 km is meestentijds 1 of 2％. Pas vanaf Escoulin begint het echt te klimmen. Op warme dagen kan er een flinke wind staan die door de vallei naar beneden waait en je dus tegen hebt. Anderzijds is dat de enige verkoeling, want veel schaduw is er niet.
Bovenop is niets behalve het bordje. Wat wel opvallend is is dat de westkant droog, rotsig met wat dennenbos is en de oostkant is landbouwgebied, groen en met diverse boerderijen. Twee behoorlijk verschillende landschappen dus.
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