| Beautiful scenery |
| 6 hairpin turns |
| #69 toughest climb of France |
| #72 most elevation gain of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| #30 longest climb of Jura |
| #26 average steepest climb of Ain |
Col du Grand Colombier from Anglefort is a climb in the region Ain. It is 15.3km long and bridges 1215 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1109. The top of the ascent is located at 1499 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 9 photos.
Road names: D120a & D120 & Route du Grand Colombier
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Not the most beautiful of slopes, because from Anglefort to the junction with the Culoz road there's no panorama, most of it being undergrowth.
The rest, and especially the end, are well worth the diversions
Not the most beautiful, but far from the easiest. The 34x28 was the right size!
Pas le plus beau des versants, parce que depuis Anglefort jusqu'à la jonction avec la route de Culoz il n'y a pas de panorama, on est en sous-bois majoritairement.
La suite, et surtout la fin, valent le détour
Pas le plus beau, mais loin d'être le plus facile en revanche. Le 34x28 était de mise!
The first half of the climb is quite painful. Especially as I climbed in the fog and mist. So I won't talk about the landscape and the view at the top. I will come back to see what is to be seen. In any case, it's a pass to do, that's for sure.
La première moitié de l'ascension est assez douloureuse. D'autant que je suis monté dans le brouillard et la brume. Je ne parlerai donc pas du paysage et de la vue en haut du sommet. Je reviendrai pour voir ce qui est à voir. En tout cas, c'est un col à faire, c'est certain.
Tough climb but very rewarding. Left early. Almost at the top, the view unfolded. Green surroundings. The steep descent to Artemare is tricky. Better via the less steep route
Zware klim maar zeer de moeite waard. Vroeg vertrokken. Bijna boven ontvouwd zich het uitzicht. Groene omgeving. De steile afdaling naar Artemare is link. Beter via de minder steile route
Heavy climb. After 10 km it flattens out and you can go to the top reasonably relaxed.
Descent on the other side to Artemare is dangerous. Better to go via Lochieu. Less steep descent.
Zware klim. Na 10km vlakt het af en kan je redelijk relaxt naar de top.
Afdaling aan andere kant naar Artemare is link. Je kunt beter via Lochieu gaan. Is minder stijl naar beneden.
Done on 17-09-2018 it was a hot sunny day, that made the climb tough especially because it was hard to find some cooling in the shade. The road is mostly N S v.v. Which means that at noon the sun is right above you! So here's my tip: On a hot day leave before 9 o'clock or around 1400 hours then you have nice shade of the trees. Greetings Bas
Gedaan op 17-09-2018 het was een warme zonnige dag, dat maakte de klim zwaar vooral omdat het lastig was wat verkoeling te vinden in de schaduw. De weg ligt grotendeels namelijk N Z v.v. Wat betekent dat in het middaguur de zon precies boven je staat! Dus bij deze mijn tip: Op een warme dag vertrekken voor 9 uur of v.a. een uur of 1400 dan heb je lekker schaduw van de bomen. Groetjes Bas
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