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L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines

3.5
4 reviews | Elevation profile | 5 photos
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
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Elevation profile L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines

Statistics

Difficulty points 565
Length 8.3 km
Average gradient 7.8%
Steepest 100 meters 15%
Total ascent 642m

Short recap

14 hairpin turns
#48 toughest climb of La Maurienne
#49 most elevation gain of La Maurienne
#49 longest climb of La Maurienne
#27 average steepest climb of La Maurienne
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L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines is a climb in the region Bourg d'Oisans. It is 8.3km long and bridges 642 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 565. The top of the ascent is located at 1132 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road names: Route des Côtes & Route de Servion

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L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
L'Arche from Saint Etienne de Cuines
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Reviews (4)

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1 y 4.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

Done on Wednesday afternoon, April 26, 2023
The road is not as bad as I expected from some of the comments, some parts have a brand new tarmac.
Some sections are deteriorated, but it's fine on an ordinary road bike.
A nice little climb with good gradients, on a narrow road with beautiful views over the Maurienne valley and especially the Massif opposite with the resort of St François Longchamp and the Rte du col de La Madeleine.
The traffic is calm but it is necessary to be careful before the bends and to keep the right, 2-3 small hamlets are served by this road.

Fait le Mercredi 26 avril 2023 l'après-midi
La route n'est pas aussi mauvaise par rapport à ce à quoi je m'attendais d'après certains commentaires, certaines portions ont un goudron tout neuf.
Certes quelques passages sont détériorés, mais ça passe en vélo de route ordinaire.
Une belle petite ascension méconnue avec de bons pourcentages, sur une petite route étroite avec de beaux points de vues sur la vallée de la Maurienne et surtout sur le Massif d'en face avec la station de St François Longchamp et la Rte du col de La Madeleine.
La circulation est calme mais il faut être prudent avant les virages et bien garder la droite, 2-3 petits hameaux sont desservis par cette route.

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Fioolewj
2 y 3.0 00:40:00 (12.4km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Nice little climb to stretch the legs, no more or less. At the top there is nothing, crossing seems not useful given the unpaved road (not even tried further) and so the same way down. Through the hairpin bends you regularly get a nice view of the valley and the mountains that surround it. If you are going to make a real trip I would not do this climb but there are many nicer ones to find. If you just get out of the car or there is only time for one, then this is a very nice alternative where you can play with your climbing legs.

Leuk klimmetje om de benen te strekken, niet meer of minder. Op de top is er niets, doorsteken lijkt niet handig gezien de onverharde weg (niet eens geprobeerd verder) en dus zelfde weg naar beneden. Door de haarspeldbochten krijg je regelmatig een leuke doorkijk naar de vallei en de bergen die er omheen liggen. Als je een echte rit gaat maken zou ik deze klim niet doen maar zijn er veel mooiere te vinden. Stap je net uit de auto of is er nog slechts tijd voor eentje, dan is dit een heel leuk alternatief waar je lekker met je klimbenen kan spelen.

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Cyclauvergne
2 y 4.0 35:00:00 (-0km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

My last one in the Maurienne for 2022, I passed it until the end of the 10% passage at 1.5 km from Servion (I didn't have time to go back to Clermont in the evening). Nice bump, quiet on a road that reminds me of the one in my little Auvergne, i.e. narrow, always in grip and being average, especially at the end where the road is dented by the passing of farm machinery. But otherwise a nice climb without a car and in the end a smooth one despite a Glandon in pollen hypoxia mode the day before (my first bike abandonment for 15 years).

Ma dernière dans la Maurienne pour 2022, je l'ai passée jusqu'à la fin du passage à 10% à 1,5 km de Servion (je n'avais pas le temps devant rentrer à Clermont le soir). Belle bosse, tranquille sur une route qui me rappelle celle de ma petite Auvergne, c'est à dire étroite, toujours en prise et en étant moyen, surtout sur la fin où la route est cabossée par les passages des engins agricoles. Mais sinon montée sympa sans voiture et au final roulante malgré un Glandon en mode hypoxie pollinique la veille (mon premier abandon en cyclo depuis 15 ans).

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MarkVeenstra
2 y 3.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A climb on a quiet and narrow road. The road surface is lousy, which makes descending especially difficult. The climb is quite fast, so that from time to time you get a beautiful view in the direction of La chambre.
At the top, there is not much; it seems possible to continue to the next village, but it is about 2 km of unpaved 10% downhill. So we didn't do it. Reversed, and carefully descended.

Een klim op een rustig en smal weggetje. Wegdek is beroerd wat vooral het dalen lastig maakt. Je klimt vrij vlot zodat je bij tijd en wijlen een mooi uitzicht krijgt richting La chambre.
Op de top is niet veel, doorsteken naar het volgende dorp lijkt te kunnen, maar gaat ca 2km onverhard 10% omlaag. Hebben we dus niet gedaan. Omgekeerd, en voorzichtig omlaag dalend.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:10:52
11 km/h 00:45:06
15 km/h 00:33:04
19 km/h 00:26:06

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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