Col du Grand Cucheron is a climb in the region French Alps. It is 17.7km long and bridges 802 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 574. The top of the ascent is located at 1183 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.
Road name: D207
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The ascent of La Rochette is very pleasant in this early November. At last, peace and quiet in a little known and little frequented valley. The experience of a climb on a recumbent bike was confirmation of an easy pass despite the somewhat rough finish.
To be recommended to lovers of magnificent landscapes: Chartreuse, Bauges, Grand Arc, Lauziere.
La montée de la Rochette est très plaisante en ce début novembre. Enfin le calme dans une vallée méconnue et peu fréquentée. L'expérience d'une ascension en vélo couché fut la confirmation d'un col aisé malgré le final un peu rude.
A conseiller aux amateurs de paysages magnifiques : Chartreuse, Bauges, Grand Arc, Lauziere.
The Col du Grand Cucheron is a wonderfully quiet climb on the way to the bigger cols in the Alps. On paper the climb is not difficult, but with 40 degrees of heat I had a hard time at the end.
The road surface is sometimes good, sometimes with some cracks. The climb meanders through quiet farming country to end later in a forest. The last 3km are at 9％ which hurt extra because of the heat. Nice climb, good to get into if you want to cross from Grenoble to the higher cols more to the east.
De Col du Grand Cucheron is een heerlijk rustige klim op weg naar de grotere cols in de Alpen. De klim is op papier niet zwaar, maar met 40 graden zinderende hitte ging ik op het eind toch mooi stuk.
Het wegdek is soms goed, soms met wat scheuren. De klim slingert door rustig boerengebied om later in een bos te eindigen. De laatste 3km gaan aan 9％ wat mij door de hitte extra zeer deed. Mooie klim, lekker om erin te geraken als je vanuit Grenoble een doorsteek wil maken richting de hogere cols meer oostelijk.
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