Col du Frêne from Saint Pierre d'Albigny is a climb in the region Annecy. It is 7.7km long and bridges 554 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 483. The top of the ascent is located at 960 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.
Road name: Route du col du Frêne
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My first pass of the 2022 season, I struggled a bit in the steepest parts, I did it at least 15 years ago and I did it again for Climbfinder.
Not so easy as that, alternating gentle slopes with rough passages which breaks the rhythm, the final is quite complicated.
No cyclos bollards at this time of the year because in most of the passes they are dismantled before winter to avoid being crushed by the snow removal machines.
Note that the foot of the pass is almost at the Carouge lake at the exit of the D1006 and not at St Pierre D'Albigny as indicated on the profile, Total 9,4KM 746M of difference in altitude which makes 7,9 on average.
Have a good ride
Mon premier col de la saison 2022, j'ai un peu galéré dans les plus forts pourcentages, je l'avais fait il y a au moins 15 ans et je l'ai refait pour Climbfinder.
Pas si facile que ça, alternances de faibles pentes avec des passages rudes ce qui casse le rythme, le final est assez compliqué.
Pas de borne cyclos à cette époque de l'année car dans la majorité des Cols elles sont démontées avant l'hiver pour éviter d'être broyées par les engins de déneigement.
A signaler que le pied du col se situe quasiment au lac de Carouge à la sortie de la D1006 et non pas à St Pierre D'Albigny comme indiqué sur le profil, Total 9,4KM 746M de dénivelé ce qui fait 7,9 en moyenne.
Bonne route
Nice climb with beautiful views. Reasonably wide road, but little traffic. Good road surface. I came from the direction of Saint-Jean-de-Murienne. You then cross the fairly wide valley and climb via the Col du frene right into the Masif des Bauges. Beautiful area by the way.
Leuke klim met mooi uitzicht. Redelijk brede weg, maar toch weinig verkeer. Goed wegdek. Ik kwam uit de richting van Saint-Jean-de-maurienne. Je steekt dan het redelijk brede dal over en klimt via de Col du frene zo het Masif des bauges in. Prachtig gebied overigens.
Wonderful climb! Little traffic and in my opinion much nicer than the better known climbs around Annecy. I did it together with the Col de Tamie and the Leschaux towards Annecy and the valley between this col and Leschaux is really the best part of the route.
Prachtige klim! Weinig verkeer en in mijn ogen veel mooier dan de bekendere klimmen rondom Annecy. Ik heb m gepakt icm met de Col de Tamie en de Leschaux richting Annecy en het dal tussen deze col en Leschaux is echt het topstukje van de route.
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