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Col de Menté

4.0
7 reviews | Elevation profile | 7 photos
Col de Menté
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Statistics

Difficulty points 801
Length 9.2 km
Average gradient 8.7%
Steepest 100 meters 17.2%
Total ascent 801m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
16 hairpin turns
#38 toughest climb of Occitania
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Col de Menté is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 9.2km long and bridges 801 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 801. The top of the ascent is located at 1344 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 7 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.

Road name: D44

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Reviews (7)

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Kilian
5 Mo 4.0 00:57:00 (9.7km/h)
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Good test as my first real pass after 6 months on the bike. I discovered what a real climb is like and it makes you want to keep going.
Good surface all the way, not 1km under 8%. You enjoy getting to the top.

Bon test en tant que premier vrai col après 6mois de vélo. J'ai découvert ce qu'est une vrai ascension et ça donne envie de continuer.
Bon revêtement tout le long, pas 1km sous les 8%. On apprécie arriver au sommet. A noter que dans ce sens la pente moyenne est de plus de 9%.

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Hayes
2 y 4.0
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Quite a tough col. But the gradient is fairly even. Ridden this weeks ago in the French heat (35 +) and was quite doable by the many shade. Road surface reasonably ok, but in the Pyrenees... At the top turned around and Col du Portest d'Aspet still included.

Best een pittige col. Maar wel redelijk gelijkmatig qua hellingsgraad. Heb deze weken geleden gereden in de Franse hitte (35+) en was best te doen door de vele schaduw. Wegdek redelijk ok, maar op z'n Pyrenees... Op de top omgedraaid en Col du Portest d'Aspet nog meegenomen.

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Lourenz Brunt
5 y
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The Col de Menté is not in the Ariège but in the Haute-Garonne.

Super nice col.

De Col de Menté ligt niet in de Ariège maar in de Haute-Garonne.

Super mooie col.

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Jan
8 y
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I find it one of the most underestimated cols. Except for the bit in Boutx, nowhere flat. The good thing is the many curves towards the end, then you always have a new target. But you can not just give up, because then you stand still. If this col is at the end of your cycling day, then it is really hard.

Ik vind het één van de meest onderschatte cols. Op het stukje in Boutx na, nergens vlak. Het prettige is de vele bochten naar het einde toe, dan heb je steeds een nieuw richtpunt. Maar je kan niet even verzaken, want dan sta je stil. Als deze col op het einde van je fietsdag komt, dan is het echt flink afzien.

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Jasper
8 y
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Actually wanted to go to Lerida (Sp) and on an impulse I cycled up the Menté and it went quite well. It starts and remains continuously steep. I did not experience the varying degrees of inclination, especially not that piece of 3%. Right away I was riding on my lowest gear, not a good idea. But the altimeters go through quickly.

Wilde eigenlijk naar Lerida (Sp) en in een opwelling de Menté op gefietst en dat ging best lekker. Het begint en blijft continu steil. De wisselende stijgingsgraden heb ik niet zo ervaren, dat stuk van 3% al helemaal niet. Zat gelijk op m'n kleinste verzet, geen lekker idee. Maar de hoogtemeters gaan zo ook snel erdoor heen.

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Ron Brouwer
8 y
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Beautiful col to do on the bike, very nice asphalt

Prachtige col om op de motor te doen, heel mooi asfalt

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dirk jan
11 y
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delicious col beautiful curves was earlier up than I thought curves run great descent to st beat was also beautiful curves just asphalted because of the tour definitely worth repeating

heerlijke col mooie bochten was eerder boven dan ik dacht bochten lopen heerlijk afdaling naar st beat was ook prachtig bochten net geasfalteerd van wege de tour zeker voor herhaling vatbaar

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:18:57
11 km/h 00:50:14
15 km/h 00:36:50
19 km/h 00:29:05

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