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Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles

3.5
4 reviews | Elevation profile | 7 photos
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles
Elevation profile Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles

Statistics

Difficulty points 302
Length 12.2 km
Average gradient 4.5%
Steepest 100 meters 7.7%
Total ascent 547m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
3 hairpin turns
#94 longest climb of Provence
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Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles is a climb in the region Provence. It is 12.2km long and bridges 547 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 302. The top of the ascent is located at 976 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.

Road names: D217 & D1

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Reviews (4)

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Renep
3 y 4.0
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Nice climb, beautiful landscape, very quiet.
Good road surface, a bit rough but not bumpy.
We didn't do the last bit on busy D1, but crossed the D1 and took the old (but good and quiet) road to Sault.

Mooie klim, mooi landschap, erg rustig.
Prima wegdek, beetje grof asfalt maar niet hobbelig.
We hebben niet laatste stukje over drukke D1 gedaan, maar de D1 overgestoken en over de oude (maar prima en rustige) weg naar Sault.

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ruz
3 y 2.0
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I did this as a descent, towards the Mont Ventoux. I got off the bike twice to put my chain back on, once to pick up my water bottle and once to pick up my bars and gels. I have never experienced this before.

Deze als afdaling gedaan, richting de Mont Ventoux. heel veel hobbels. Ben twee keer afgestapt om mijn ketting er opnieuw op te leggen, een keer om mijn bidon op te rapen en een keer om mijn reepjes en gelletjes op te rapen. Dit heb ik nog nooit mee gemaakt.

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KarelOverbeeke
3 y 4.0
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Climb that you can take at a steady pace because it never gets really steep, the road runs on the foothills of the Mt Ventoux massif.
The first part you do not have much shade and there is no water to get until you reach Sault, so fill up your water bottles in summer.
Typical bumpy Provencal road despite new coarse asphalt. If you come on the main road to Sault, you turn left but you could also go straight to La Gabelle, you drive on the old road to Sault and is much nicer. You miss the official col then. At the top you can also turn right for the route touristique.

Klim die je op stevig tempo kunt nemen omdat hij nooit echt steil wordt, de weg loopt over de uitlopers van het Mt Ventoux massief.
Het eerste stuk heb je niet veel schaduw en is er geen water te krijgen tot je in Sault bent, dus zeker in de zomer bidons vullen.
typisch hobbelig Provençaals wegdek ondanks nieuw grof asfalt. Als je op de grote baan richting Sault komt met je links-af maar je zou ook rechtdoor kunnen gaan naar la Gabelle, je rijdt dan over de oude weg naar Sault en is veel leuker. Je mist dan wel de officiële col. Bovenop kan je overigens ook nog rechtsaf voor de route touristique.

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Hans_Plantinga
4 y 4.0
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The Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles is a nice preparation for a climb of the Mont-Ventoux, or an alternative if the Ventoux is closed. Along the way you have a beautiful view of the Ventoux.
Really hard is the climb but take plenty of drink with you. You drive namely constantly in the sun.

De Col de Notre Dame des Abeilles is een mooie voorbereiding voor een beklimming van de Mont-Ventoux, of een alternatief als de Ventoux gesloten is. Onderweg heb je een mooi uitzicht op de Ventoux.
Echt zwaar is de beklimming niet maar neem veel drinken mee. Je rijdt namelijk voortdurend in de zon.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:44:27
11 km/h 01:06:28
15 km/h 00:48:44
19 km/h 00:38:29

Road surface condition

33% 56% 11%
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Traffic

100% 0% 0%
Based on 9 votes
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