| Beautiful scenery |
| 4 hairpin turns |
| #32 toughest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| #70 most elevation gain of France |
| #45 longest climb of France |
Valberg / Col de Sainte Anne from Pont de Cians via Les Gorges du Cians is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 28km long and bridges 1355 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 852. The top of the ascent is located at 1678 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.
Road name: D28
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The famous Cians gorges! This is the rather sumptuous setting in which this ascent gently winds its way.
It's awe-inspiring, and you won't regret being here in the middle of all these red rocks and lots of cute little tunnels.
The road is very good but rather busy. It never climbs very steeply.
After Beuil, the landscape is more ordinary and the road to Valberg is still quite long (around ten km).
As much as I loved the first two thirds of this climb, the end seemed a little bland.
Valberg, a ski resort that is also active in summer, has plenty of restaurants and, as this climb is very long, it whets the appetite.
Well worth doing. 5 stars for the brick-coloured gorges and the river that shyly accompanies us.
Les fameuses gorges du Cians !
Voilà le décor plutôt somptueux dans lequel cette ascension serpente doucement.
C’est grandiose et on ne regrette pas d’être là au milieu de ces roches rouges et de quantité de petits tunnels bien mignons.
La route est très bonne mais plutôt fréquentée. Ça ne grimpe jamais méchamment, mais ça grimpe pendant près de 30km…
Après Beuil, le paysage est plus ordinaire et le chemin pour Valberg est encore bien long (une dizaine de km).
Autant j’ai adoré les deux premiers tiers de cette montée, autant la fin m’a semblé un peu fade.
Valberg, une station de ski active aussi en été, dispose de nombreux restaurants et comme cette ascension est très longue, elle ouvre l’appétit.
À faire. 5 étoiles pour les gorges couleur brique et cette rivière qui nous accompagne timidement.
One of the longest passes I have climbed. The landscape is magnificent, especially because of its originality and the diversity of its fauna and flora.
Un des cols les plus long que j'ai gravi. Le paysage est magnifique notamment du fait de son originalité et la diversité de sa faune et flore.
The climb through the Gorges de Cians is breathtakingly beautiful. The gorge gives you a continuous view on the fast flowing water in a very red tinted rock area. One part is even more beautiful than the other.
Don't be mistaken about this climb. The beginning is easy, but the middle part is really tough for about 4 km. After those kilometres the steepness only decreases slowly. This feeling is reinforced by the fact that the temperature in the gorge is extremely high and that there are almost no shady spots. There is no water in the gorge. I was lucky to run into a small waterfall where I took a cold shower and filled my water bottles. It is also advisable to bring a small bicycle light because of the tunnels on the route.
De klim door de Gorges de Cians is adembenemend mooi. De kloof geeft je continue zicht op het snelstromende water in een zeer rood getint rotsgebied. Het ene stuk is nog mooier dan het andere.
Vergis je niet in deze klim. Het begin is gezapig, maar het middenstuk is een kilometer of 4 echt pittig. Na die kilometers neemt de steilte maar langzaam af. Dit gevoel wordt versterkt omdat het in de kloof ronduit loeiheet is en er bijna geen plekken met schaduw zijn. Er is in de kloof geen water te krijgen. Ik had het geluk tegen een mini-watervalletje aan te lopen waar ik even koud heb gedoucht en mijn bidons heb gevuld. Ook is het meenemen van een klein fietslampje aan te raden vanwege de tunnels op het traject.
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| 15 km/h | 01:52:08 |
| 19 km/h | 01:28:31 |
