Col de la Croix Morand from Mont Dore

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211

difficulty points

5.2%

avg. gradient

10.1%

steepest 100 meters

6.8km

length

358m

total ascent

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Col de la Croix Morand from Mont Dore is a climb in the region Auvergne. It is 6.8km long and bridges 358 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 211. The top of the ascent is located at 1401 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.

Road name: D996

by Cyclauvergne

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
In reality the pass starts as soon as you leave La Bourboule with 6-7 km at 3-4％ then the pass, which makes it a tiring pass especially when, like me this year, you pass it in January after 90 km with a strong wind, For its final part, I climbed it 3x in one week, being a perfect pass to link Muro... read more

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Statistics

Col de la Croix Morand from Mont Dore This climb	Auvergne 211 climbs	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1512 climbs	Massif Central 1082 climbs	France 5879 climbs	Europe 23210 climbs
Difficulty points 211 3	rank 100 69% easier than Puy de Dôme	rank 847 87% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 458 79% easier than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan via Col de la Lusette	rank 2074 87% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 6743 93% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 5.2%	rank 97 64% less steep than Côte de Mousset from Mousset	rank 839 69% less steep than Chemin des Riffroids	rank 444 69% less steep than Chemin de la Vierge from Bort-les-Orgues	rank 2741 69% less steep than Chemin des Riffroids	rank 10590 82% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 6.8km	rank 89 73% shorter than Col de Tronchère from Massiac	rank 762 86% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 459 80% shorter than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan	rank 1869 86% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 5345 89% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 358m	rank 76 60% less ascent than Col du Béal	rank 750 83% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 389 76% less ascent than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan via Col de la Lusette	rank 1797 83% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 5668 87% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

1 hairpin turn

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Climbing times

7 km/h	00:58:36
11 km/h	00:37:17
15 km/h	00:27:20
19 km/h	00:21:35

Reviews/stories (2)

Cyclauvergne

2 w 00:16:00 (25.6km/h)

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In reality the pass starts as soon as you leave La Bourboule with 6-7 km at 3-4％ then the pass, which makes it a tiring pass especially when, like me this year, you pass it in January after 90 km with a strong wind, For its final part, I climbed it 3x in one week, being a perfect pass to link Murol, as it is not long and quite easy with a nice view and a nice descent.

Rodge

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A nice climb from Le Mont Dore . Nice viewpoints halfway up the slope: Lake of Guéry...

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