| 5 hairpin turns |
| #49 longest climb of Grand Est |
Col des Pandours / Schneeberg from Oberhaslach is a climb in the region Vosges. It is 11.6km long and bridges 409 vertical meters with an average gradient of 3.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 236. The top of the ascent is located at 670 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.
Road name: D218
Welcome! Please activate your account if you would like to share something. Look for the verification email in your inbox.
If you want to upload your photos, you need to create an account. It only takes 1 minute and it's completely free.
Continue with Google
Continue with Facebook
Continue with Apple
Sign up with email
Road in fairly good condition.
There is about 3km of slightly sustained gradient around 7％. The beginning is a false flat quite frequented by vehicles (until near the Nideck waterfall). The end is again a false flat, much quieter.
The route takes place in the forest and the pass is entirely surrounded by trees (so there are no views).
Route en assez bon état.
Il y a environ 3km de pente un peu soutenue autour de 7％. Le début est un faux plat assez fréquenté par les véhicules (jusqu'à proximité de la cascade du Nideck). La fin est à nouveau un faux plat, beaucoup plus calme.
L'itinéraire se déroule en forêt et le col est entièrement entouré d'arbres (pas de vue donc).
A fairly pleasant climb, with little traffic, but the false flat is annoying. Although you may be disappointed not to have a view all the way up, except in a few rare places (even at the indicated viewpoint, you can clearly see nothing!), in summer it's very interesting since it's quite cool under the trees, and the 3 to 4 degree difference between the foot and the summit means that even without hot temperatures (I climbed it in the middle of the afternoon, while at the bottom it was 29°C!), the climb is pleasant. The difficulty lies mainly in the 3kms or so constantly at 8％, with a few passages at 11 and 12 according to my Garmin, after these 3kms, marked by the passage next to the viewpoint (with no view), the hardest part is done. It was my first long pass, I rather enjoyed the climb, and despite the long passage at 8％ it's doable.
Montée plutôt sympathique, peu de circulation, le faux plat casse-patte est embêtant. Si on peut être déçu de ne pas avoir de vue tout le long, sauf à de rares endroits (même au point de vue indiqué, on ne voit clairement rien !), en été c'est cependant très intéressant puisqu'il fait plutôt frais sous les arbres, et la parte de 3 à 4 degrés entre le pied et le sommet fait que même pas températures chaudes (je l'ai monté en pleine après-midi, alors qu'en bas il faisait 29°C !), la montée est agréable. La difficulté réside surtout dans les 3kms environ constamment à 8％, avec quelques passages à 11 et 12 selon mon Garmin, après ces 3kms, marqués par le passage à côté du point de vue (sans vue), le plus dur est fait. C'était mon premier col long, j'ai plutôt apprécié la montée, et malgré le long passage à 8％ c'est faisable.
At the start there are several kilometres of false flat, but the 3km stretch in the middle is more difficult. Then you climb gently to the summit. Probably not very interesting for a highly trained rider, but not bad for a touring cyclist like me.
Au début on a plusieurs kilomètres de faux plat, mais la portion de 3km au milieu est plus difficile. Ensuite on monte doucement jusqu'au sommet. Sûrement pas très intéressant pour quelqu'un de très entraîné, mais pas mal à faire pour un cyclotouriste comme moi.
The view from the top of the col has no interest, but after the 7-8％ slope you can see the beautiful valley and some nice ruins.
I found this climb not really interesting, a lot of "faux plat" making it a long climb but quite boring in my opinion. Not hard but undermining effort.
Maybe the clouds and rain didn't help having a good time 😬
| 7 km/h | 01:39:03 |
| 11 km/h | 01:03:01 |
| 15 km/h | 00:46:13 |
| 19 km/h | 00:36:29 |
