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Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand

4.6
5 reviews | Elevation profile | 6 photos
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Elevation profile Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand

Statistics

Difficulty points 865
Length 9.7 km
Average gradient 8.3%
Steepest 100 meters 18.6%
Total ascent 797m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
16 hairpin turns
#14 toughest climb of Haute Savoie
#32 most elevation gain of Haute Savoie
#62 longest climb of Haute Savoie
#75 average steepest climb of Haute Savoie
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Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand is a climb in the region Annecy. It is 9.7km long and bridges 797 vertical meters with an average gradient of 8.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 865. The top of the ascent is located at 1449 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 5 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road name: D55

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Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand

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Reviews (5)

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MichelV
4 Mo 4.0 01:05:00 (8.9km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

Made on July 19, 2024 after the Colombiere from Marnaz, this climb I was all alone, no traffic, very good road and climbed with few passages where we can recover until the refuge Spé then gravel road on the plateau Glieres.

Fait le 19 juillet 2024 après la Colombiere depuis Marnaz, cette montée j'étais tout seul, pas de circulation, très bonne route et monté avec peu de passage où ont peut récupérer jusqu'au refuge de Spé puis chemin de graviers sur le plateau des Glieres

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ankertiel
5 Mo 5.0

Beautiful region around Annecy, Forclaz, Aravis Colombiere but also the other side of the lake is a must, we hadn't more than 1000/2000km in the legs but crucial is a good condition through running/tennis...we had enough with a 5/6pion, 53/42 and 26 max behind....

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Vdm
1 y 5.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A very tough climb, once at the top you come to a plateau with a gravel road, scenically
very rewarding. There was also considerable fighting here in the Second World War, there is a monument.
The descent is quite technical and also very beautiful. Highly recommended, but not suitable for beginners.

Een hele zware klim, eenmaal boven kom je op een plateau met een gravelweg, landschappelijk
zeer de moeite waard. Er is hier in de tweede wereldoorlog ook behoorlijk gevochten, er staat een monument.
De afdaling is behoorlijk technisch en ook heel mooi. Een aanrader, maar niet geschikt voor beginners.

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sergenavetat
3 y 4.0
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Done on the 7th of June 2014 just after the col des Annes.
( At the time the road was very bad in places and redone in 2018 for the passage of the Tour de France.)
Then direction the défilé des étroits for the ascent of the col des Glières by its shortest side but with fearsome slopes.
There are 2 access roads from the valley, one from Petit-Bornand at the lowest point, the other by the road to Essert, I took the latter as I came from St Jean de Sixt.
After the bridge the road rises gradually until the small hamlet of Essert, then from the first bend the % become very strong, there will be no more respite except for a false flat at 2km from the car park (end of the ascent for road cyclists) do not let yourself be surprised because the slope starts again at nearly 14% and all rectilinear...Hard, Hard
As a cyclist who likes to climb I had never spent so much time in a dancer, the slope is really terrible, most of it on the 34*30 sometimes at 6-7km/h
Otherwise this pass is not terrible, bad landscape because of a lot of vegetation and not much shade, small narrow road and to reach the real summit by this side you have to climb 2km of a stony path, I didn't dare...
The plateau of Glières is a high place of resistance.
Good walk and be careful

Fait le 7 juin 2014 juste dans la foulée du col des Annes.
( A l’époque la route était très mauvaise par endroits et refaite en 2018 pour le passage du Tour de France.)
Ensuite direction le défilé des étroits pour l'ascension du col des Glières par son versant le plus court mais avec des pentes redoutables.
Il y a 2 routes d'accès depuis la vallée, l'une qui part du Petit-Bornand au point le plus bas, l'autre par la route de l'Essert, c'est cette dernière que j'ai empruntée car je venais de St Jean de Sixt.
Après le pont la route s'élève progressivement jusqu'au petit hameau de l'Essert, puis dés le premier lacet les % deviennent très forts,il n'y aura plus de répit à part un faux-plat à  2km du parking ( fin de l'ascension pour les cyclistes route ) ne pas se laisser surprendre car la pente repart de plus belle à près de 14% et toute rectiligne...Dur,Dur
En tant que cycliste amateur d'ascensions je n'avais jamais passé autant de temps en danseuse, la pente est vraiment terrible, la plupart sur le 34*30 quelquefois à 6-7km/h
Sinon ce col n'a rien d'autre de terrible, paysage nul car beaucoup de végétation et malgré tout peu d'ombre, petite route étroite et cerise sur le gâteau pour accéder au sommet réel par ce versant il faut se taper 2km d’un chemin caillouteux, je n'ai pas osé...
Le plateau des Glières est un haut lieu de la résistance.
Bonne balade et soyez prudents

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PelotonDesArdennes
3 y 5.0
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Very nice climb! The plateau at the top is downright spectacular, and certainly doable with a road bike.

Heel mooie beklimming! Het plateau boven is ronduit spectaculair, en is zeker prima te doen met de racefiets

Col des Glières from Le Petit Bornand
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:22:44
11 km/h 00:52:39
15 km/h 00:38:36
19 km/h 00:30:28

Road surface condition

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Based on 7 votes
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