Col de Pré-Long from Villard Bonnot is a climb in the region Grenoble. It is 11.2km long and bridges 956 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 906. The top of the ascent is located at 1185 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road names: D 165a & Route de Prélong
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This climb starts from Lancey, a former commune which is now part of Villard-Bonnot. From Saint-Mury, it's a very beautiful, winding and steep road.
At the Pré-Long pass, if you have strong enough tyres (gravel or mountain bike recommended) it is possible to go down another slope towards the village of Mas Julien, first taking a gravel track that goes up very briefly and then goes down a gentle slope for about 2 km towards the place called "Pré du Fourneau".
Then a VERY steep but well surfaced road takes over to go down in an almost straight line to Mas Julien. Good brakes are essential!
Cette montée part plus précisément de Lancey, ancienne commune qui fait aujourd'hui partie de Villard-Bonnot. À partir de Saint-Mury, c'est une très belle route sinueuse et pentue.
Au col de Pré-Long, si on a des pneus suffisamment solides (gravel ou VTT conseillé) il est possible de redescendre par un autre versant vers la commune du Mas Julien, en empruntant d'abord une piste empierrée qui monte très brièvement puis descend en pente douce sur 2 km environ vers le lieu-dit « Pré du Fourneau ».
Puis une route TRÈS pentue mais au revêtement impeccable prend le relais pour descendre en ligne presque droite vers le Mas Julien. Bons freins indispensables !!
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