| Beautiful scenery |
| 21 hairpin turns |
| #3 toughest climb of Massif Central |
| #6 most elevation gain of Massif Central |
| #66 longest climb of Massif Central |
| #69 average steepest climb of Cévennes |
Col de la Lusette from Le Rey is a climb in the region Cévennes. It is 18km long and bridges 1154 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 908. The top of the ascent is located at 1351 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 13 photos.
Road names: D 329 & D 170
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This was my first HC climb, and naturally I found it very challenging, at least on my steel bike with a 42x23 as its lowest gear. The climb to L'Arboux is very easy, merely a warm-up. After that, you put some effort to reach Mandagout, I said it with 42x21, but things still look somewhat OK. Then, you leave Mandagout and the climb gets progressively harder... Initially, you think that you are managing well, but every time you suppose that the worst is behind you, you are greeted with steeper segments... 42x23 and a lot of paper-boying (zig-zagging) to make it to Cap de Coste. The remaining couple of kilometres feel flat by comparison to what you have experienced up to that point, but they still require some effort. You have a lot of nice views during the climb, but unfortunately not many on the top.
This was my first HC climb, and naturally I found it very challenging, at least on my steel bike with a 42x23 as its lowest gear. The climb to L'Arboux is very easy, merely a warm-up. After that, you put some effort to reach Mandagout, I dit it with 42x21, but things still look somewhat OK. Then, you leave Mandagout and the climb gets progressively harder.. Initially, you think that you are managing well, but every time you suppose that the worst is behind you, you are greeted with steeper segments... 42x23 and a lot of paper-boying (zig-zagging) to make it to Cap de Coste. The remaining couple of kilometers feel flat by comparison to what you have experienced until that point, but they still require some effort. You have a lot of nice views during the climb, but unfortunately not many on the top.
A good climb with stunning views on the way up. Anticlimactic finish in the trees at the top so not much to see or photograph there, except the sign. Grade varies from the start with some short descents or flat sections skewing the averages. The 6km towards the end is hard with a consistent grade around 10％ (my Garmin got up to 15％ at one point). Road surface okay but not great. I found the descent unpleasant due to the surface, steep gradients and it being so winding, which means a lot of braking. A much better descent is to keep going to the next town (L'Esperou) and descend from there (awesome) or keep going to Mont Aigoual which has spectacular views.
A good climb with stunning views on the way up. Anticlimactic finish in the trees at the top so not much to see or photograph there, except the sign. Grade varies from the start with some short descents or flat sections skewing the averages. The 6km towards the end is hard with a consistent grade around 10％ (my Garmin got up to 15％ at one point). Road surface okay but not great. I found the descent unpleasant due to the surface, steep gradients and it being so winding, which means a lot of braking. A much better descent is to keep going to the next town (L'Esperou) and descend from there (awesome) or keep going to Mont Aigoual which has spectacular views.
Tough climb that nevertheless comes close to Mt Ventoux. Especially km 11 to 16 are very tough, averages of 11 per km and peaks up to 15％. Rode up afterwards to Mt Aigoual, those climbs together are not yet on Climbfinder, maybe an idea, seems to me certainly as tough as from Le Vigan.
Zware beklimming, die toch in de geburen komt van Mt Ventoux. Vooral km 11 tot 16 zijn zeer zwaar, gemiddeldes van 11 per km en pieken tot 15％. Ben nadien naar boven tot op Mt Aigoual gereden, die beklimmingen samen staan nog niet op Climbfinder, misschien een idee, lijkt mij zeker zo zwaar als vanuit Le Vigan.
Beautiful landscape. Nice climb. Caution for those who are afraid of heights. I am a beginner but I loved this climb.
Beau paysage. Belle montée. Attention pour se qui o le vertige. Je débute mais j'ai adoré cette montée
| 7 km/h | 02:33:51 |
| 11 km/h | 01:37:54 |
| 15 km/h | 01:11:48 |
| 19 km/h | 00:56:41 |
