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Col de Menthières

2.7
3 reviews | Elevation profile | 6 photos
Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières
Col de Menthières
Elevation profile Col de Menthières

Statistics

Difficulty points 484
Length 9.1 km
Average gradient 6.4%
Steepest 100 meters 13.2%
Total ascent 587m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
8 hairpin turns
#72 toughest climb of Jura
#92 most elevation gain of Jura
#47 longest climb of Ain
#68 average steepest climb of Ain
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Col de Menthières is a climb in the region Ain. It is 9.1km long and bridges 587 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 484. The top of the ascent is located at 1129 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road name: D16

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Col de Menthières
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Reviews (3)

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Philou14
1 y 2.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

Very progressive. Good surface. Ideal for getting back into shape! The descent on the Chézery side is very pretty.

Col roulant. Très progressif. Bon revêtement. Idéal pour se remettre en forme ! La descente côté Chézery est très jolie.

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jurgend
1 y 3.0

nice climb , fairly easy, road is in good condition.
climbing if you come from Valserhone is about 15km... but not steep.

views from the top are nice.

Col de Menthières
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Rusconi
3 y 3.0 00:55:00 (10km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Done it in the summer. Beautiful paved road to a small ski village. Extinct in summer, so a very quiet, wide road that meanders nicely up through the forest. It doesn't get very steep but it is constantly between 6 and 8% for about 7 km. At the top, the forest opens and you enter the small village. On the other side (so not from Confort) is a long descent, again through the forest and again nice and quiet.

In de zomer gedaan. Mooi geasfalteerde weg naar een klein skidorpje. Zomers uitgestorven en dus een heel rustige, brede weg die mooi door het bos naar boven meandert. Heel stijl wordt het niet maar wel heel constant tussen de 6 en 8% gedurende 7 km ongeveer. Bovenaan opent het bos en kom je het kleine dorpje binnenrijden. Aan de andere kant (dus niet vanuit Confort) is een lange afdaling, weer door het bos en weer lekker rustig.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:18:23
11 km/h 00:49:53
15 km/h 00:36:35
19 km/h 00:28:52

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