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Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle

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Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
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Elevation profile Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Elevation profile Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Elevation profile Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle

Statistics

Difficulty points 619
Length 5.5 km
Average gradient 10%
Steepest 100 meters 17.3%
Total ascent 548m

Short recap

Hidden gem
7 hairpin turns
#72 toughest climb of Isère
#89 most elevation gain of Grenoble
#83 average steepest climb of French Alps
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Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle is a climb in the region Grenoble. It is 5.5km long and bridges 548 vertical meters with an average gradient of 10%, resulting in a difficulty score of 619. The top of the ascent is located at 802 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: Chemin Charles Pajon & Chemin de Chantemerle

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Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
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Reviews (2)

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Niels1987
1 y 4.0
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I rode a slightly different variant of the Col de Vence that is perhaps even tougher than this one. The last part over the Chemin de Chateau Pilon is the same and I can confirm that this stretch is indeed super-heavy and a bit 20%. However, I came from Meylan via the Chemin du Bachais, Chemin Saint Bruno (already a kind of Mur of Huy of 1.8 km), Chemin des Escoliers (super steep elephant path), Chemin de Pre Morin (almost entirely between 15-20%, unfortunately last part not entirely paved until route de la Chartreuse) , Chemin de Chateau Pilon (downhill for a while to get back on the route de la Chartreuse with 20% slope). As the Chemin de Pre Morin is not fully paved (here I had to walk myself because it was too steep with large stones on the road) this route is unsuitable for climbfinder, however, the Chemin de Bachais and Chemin Saint Bruno can be combined with this route or the normal way to the Col de Vence via the route de la Chartreuse.

Ik reed een iets andere variant van de Col de Vence die misschien nog wel zwaarder is dan deze. Het laatste deel over de Chemin de Chateau Pilon is hetzelfde en ik kan bevestigen dat dit stuk inderdaad superzwaar en een stukje 20% is. Ik kwam echter vanuit Meylan via de Chemin du Bachais, Chemin Saint Bruno (al een soort Mur van Huy van 1,8 km), Chemin des Escoliers (supersteil olifantjepaadje), Chemin de Pre Morin (vrijwel geheel tussen 15-20%, jammer genoeg laatste stuk niet geheel verhard tot route de la Chartreuse) , Chemin de Chateau Pilon (even afdalen om weer met 20% helling op de route de la Chartreuse terug te komen). Omdat de Chemin de Pre Morin niet geheel verhard is (hier moest ik zelf even lopen omdat het er te steil was met grote stenen op de weg) is deze route ongeschikt voor climbfinder, echter zijn de Chemin de Bachais en Chemin Saint Bruno wel te combineren met deze route of de normale weg naar de Col de Vence via de route de la Chartreuse.

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Franck_Pastor
3 y 4.0
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This is an ascent that I usually make in a more irregular variation: first the normal road (route de la Chartreuse, D512), then very quickly the path of the Black Madonna (which leads to the eponymous chapel, a local curiosity) and then the path of Maubec, which joins the path of Chantemerle shortly before the hamlet of the same name.

Whichever option you choose, the road is narrow and therefore requires a certain amount of caution, even if the traffic is generally light (unlike the D512).

Be careful, the last hundred or two hundred meters of the Château Pilon road, just before joining the main road (D512), are terribly steep. Given the speed at which I pass them, I estimate them at well over 20%. So don't rely on the average of the last five hundred metres (13%): it's just an average (underestimated?).

C'est une ascension que je fais habituellement selon une variante plus irrégulière : la route normale d'abord (route de la Chartreuse, D512), puis très vite le chemin de la Vierge Noire (qui mène à la chapelle éponyme, une curiosité locale) puis le chemin de Maubec, qui rejoint le chemin de Chantemerle peu avant le hameau du même nom.

Quelle que soit la variante choisie, la route est étroite et demande par conséquent une certaine prudence, même si le trafic est généralement réduit (contrairement à celui de la D512).

Attention, les cent ou deux cent derniers mètres du chemin de Château Pilon, juste avant de rejoindre la route principale (D512), sont terriblement raides. Vu la vitesse à laquelle je les passe, je les évalue à largement plus de 20%. Ne pas se fier donc à la moyenne des cinq cent derniers mètres (13%) : ce n'est justement qu'une moyenne (sous-estimée ?).

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:46:53
11 km/h 00:29:50
15 km/h 00:21:52
19 km/h 00:17:16

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