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Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans

5.0
3 reviews | Statistics | 6 photos
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Elevation profile Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Elevation profile Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Elevation profile Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans

Statistics

Difficulty points 804
Length 16.7 km
Average gradient 6.3%
Steepest 100 meters 14.7%
Total ascent 1053m

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Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
13 hairpin turns
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Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans is a climb in the region Isère. It is 16.7km long and bridges 1053 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 804. The top of the ascent is located at 1274 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road names: D531, D292 & Route Forestière de Preletang

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Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans

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Reviews (3)

mcompaan
2 y 5.0
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Nice climb! Especially a bit just before Presles (after 5km). Via Rencurel, enjoy the descent.

Mooie beklimming! Vooral een stukje vlakvoor Presles (na 5km). Via Rencurel is het genieten in de afdaling.

Sytse
2 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

This is really a gem! The road pops up as soon as you turn from 'main road' a narrow road crawls along the mountainside for miles and the views are fantastic!
At one point you come to a plateau and turn right on an even narrower road after a few kilometers more a glorified gravel path! But what a fantastic place!
I would not descend on this side but the col ride then you come after a kilometer or seven on a nice wide asphalt road out

Dit is echt een pareltje! De weg knalt omhoog zodra je van 'hoofdweg' afbuigt.. een smal weggetje kruipt kilometers langs de bergwand en de uitzichten zijn fantastisch!
Op een gegeven moment kom je op een hoogvlakte en ga je rechtsaf een nog smaller weggetje op wat na een paar kilometer meer een veredeld gravelpad is! maar wat een fantastische plek!
ik zou niet afdalen aan deze kant maar de col overrijden dan kom je na een kilometer of zeven op een mooie brede asfaltweg uit

Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Col de Pra l'Étang from Pont-en-Royans
Franck_Pastor
3 y 5.0
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The first part of this climb is marvellous in its beauty and has a strong Mediterranean character, even though we are still in the northern Alps. The corbelled passage in the cliffs of Presles (a popular climbing site), after the Col de Toutes Aures, is one of the most spectacular places in the Vercors, with a sublime view on the gorges of the Bourne and Chatelus. After accessing and crossing the Presles plateau in width, the road goes into the immense forest of the Coulmes. About two kilometres before the Pra-l'Étang pass, you can go straight on and climb to the Mont Noir pass, the highest point of the Coulmes.

La première partie de cette ascension est merveilleuse de beauté et présente un caractère méditerranéen très marqué, alors qu'on se trouve encore dans les Alpes du nord. Le passage en encorbellement dans les falaises de Presles (site d'escalade très prisé), après le col de Toutes Aures, est un des endroits les plus spectaculaires du Vercors, avec un point de vue sublime sur les gorges de la Bourne et sur Chatelus. Après l'accès et la traversée en largeur du plateau de Presles, la route s'enfonce dans l'immense forêt des Coulmes. Deux kilomètres environ avant le col de Pra-l'Étang, possibilité d'aller tout droit et de grimper au col du Mont Noir, point routier culminant des Coulmes.

Climbing times

7 km/h 02:23:24
11 km/h 01:31:15
15 km/h 01:06:55
19 km/h 00:52:50

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