Col de Montgenèvre

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Elevation profile Col de Montgenèvre
Elevation profile Col de Montgenèvre
Elevation profile Col de Montgenèvre
354
difficulty points
4.8%
avg. gradient
11.7%
steepest 100 meters
11.2km
length
541m
total ascent

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Col de Montgenèvre is a climb in the region Briançon. It is 11.2km long and bridges 541 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 354. The top of the ascent is located at 1854 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 0 photos.

Road name: Rue Champ de Mars, N94

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
I climbed this side of the pass about 20 years ago. I remembered a wide road, in good condition and relatively steep in places, but very, very busy, and an unwelcoming summit. Apparently it hasn't changed much...... read more
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Col de Montgenèvre from Briançon
This climb
Briançon
94 climbs
Hautes Alpes
216 climbs
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
816 climbs
French Alps
1642 climbs
Alps
4798 climbs
France
11142 climbs
Europe
40532 climbs
Difficulty points
354
rank
36
66% easier than
Col du Granon
rank
75
rank
209
rank
698
78% easier than
Col du Galibier
rank
2710
rank
1402
78% easier than
Col du Galibier
rank
6234
Average gradient
4.8%
rank
75
60% less steep than
Chemin Vieux from Briançon
rank
165
60% less steep than
Chemin Vieux from Briançon
rank
505
rank
1214
rank
3916
82% less steep than
Muro di Cassone
rank
6600
rank
22460
84% less steep than
Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length
11.2km
rank
18
rank
35
rank
134
rank
384
76% shorter than
Col de l'Iséran
rank
1298
rank
962
76% shorter than
Col de l'Iséran
rank
3983
Total ascent
541m
rank
22
61% less ascent than
Col du Galibier from Briançon
rank
49
61% less ascent than
Col du Galibier from Briançon
rank
163
rank
549
74% less ascent than
Col du Galibier
rank
2120
75% less ascent than
Colle del Nivolet
rank
1127
74% less ascent than
Col du Galibier
rank
4986

Classification

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
5 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

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Traffic

0% 33% 67%
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:35:44
11 km/h 01:00:55
15 km/h 00:44:40
19 km/h 00:35:16

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Reviews (3)

Franck_Pastor
2 y 2.0
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I climbed this side of the pass about 20 years ago. I remembered a wide road, in good condition and relatively steep in places, but very, very busy, and an unwelcoming summit. Apparently it hasn't changed much...

Col grimpé il y a une vingtaine d'années par ce versant. J'en ai gardé le souvenir d'une route large façon boulevard, en bon état et relativement pentue par endroits mais très, très fréquentée, et d'un sommet peu accueillant. Apparemment ça n'a guère changé…

patrickbaert
2 y 3.0
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Staying in cycle junction Briançon I cycled, next to the 3 big climbs (Izoard/Galibier/Granon) this climb to the border crossing France-Italy.
Wide connecting road implies heavy traffic (also trucks/buses) with accompanying exhaust fumes.
The first 3 kilometers are a mixture of short steep parts, flat road, slightly downhill and false flat uphill.
After crossing the Durance river at La Vachette follows a beautiful series of 6 hairpin bends followed by fairly straight road with reasonable percentages to the roundabout for the pass height where the through motorized traffic into a tunnel dives. Summit is a modern low-traffic ski village with summer activity (restaurants/shops).
Border post is located at the end of the village.

Without heavy traffic, this is a beautifully landscaped pass to cycle on, so try to avoid the peak moments.
In a distant past, this might have been the pass where Hannibal crossed the border with his elephants. Presumably it was less crowded then!!!

Verblijvend in fietsknooppunt Briançon heb ik, naast de 3 grote kleppers (Izoard/Galibier/Granon) deze klim naar de grensovergang Frankrijk-Italië op gefietst.
Brede verbindingsweg impliceert druk verkeer (ook vrachtwagens/bussen) met bijbehorende uitlaatgassen.
De eerste 3 aanloopkilometers zijn een mengeling van korte stukjes steil, vlakke weg, licht bergaf en vals plat naar omhoog.
Na de oversteek van de Durance rivier thv. La Vachette volgt een prachtige serie van 6 haarspeldbochten gevolgd door vrij rechte weg met redelijke percentages tot het rondpunt voor de pashoogte alwaar het doorgaand gemotoriseerd verkeer een tunnel induikt. Top is een modern verkeersarm skidorp met zomerse activiteit (horeca/winkels).
Grenspost ligt aan het einde van het dorp.

Zonder druk verkeer is dit een prachtig aangelegde pas om op te fietsen.Trachten de piekmomenten te vermijden is dus de boodschap.
In een heel ver verleden zou dit mogelijk (niet historisch zeker) de pas geweest zijn waar Hannibal met zijn olifanten de grens overstak. Vermoedelijk was het dan minder druk!!!

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Sandra
8 y
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Actually a pretty boring climb with often a lot of traffic. Is good to do with the Italian side of the col Echelle in a nice circle. But the descent on the Italian side is not harmless and the Italians drive like crazy.

Eigenlijk een vrij saaie klim met vaak veel verkeer. Is goed te doen met de Italiaanse zijde van de col Echelle in een mooi rondje. Maar de afdaling aan de Italiaanse kant is niet ongevaarlijk en de Italianen rijden als gekken.