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La Baume from Castellane

3.0
3 reviews | Statistics | 5 photos
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
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Elevation profile La Baume from Castellane
Elevation profile La Baume from Castellane
Elevation profile La Baume from Castellane

Statistics

Difficulty points 216
Length 8.2 km
Average gradient 4.9%
Steepest 100 meters 9.3%
Total ascent 401m
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La Baume from Castellane is a climb in the region Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It is 8.2km long and bridges 401 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 216. The top of the ascent is located at 1144 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road name: D402

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La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
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Reviews (3)

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

Leaving Castellane, start this climb on the D4085, continue on the D955, then fork left on the D402.
The first two roads are fairly busy. The gradients are gentle and the surface is clean.
The D402 is very narrow, but as it's fairly deserted, everything's fine.
Apart from a vague and distant view of Lake Castillon, the scenery is not breathtaking. But it's quiet and easy to climb. It won't leave many lasting memories, but it's quiet and easy to climb.

Au départ de Castellane, on entame cette côte par la D4085, on poursuit sur la D955, puis on bifurque sur la gauche par la D402.
Les deux premières routes sont assez fréquentées. Les pourcentages sont doux et le revêtement est propre.
La D402 est très étroite mais comme elle est plutôt déserte, tout va bien.
Hormis une vague et lointaine vue sur le lac de Castillon, les paysages ne sont pas époustouflants. Mais, c’est calme et ça se monte facilement. Il n’en restera pas beaucoup de souvenirs marquants mais c’est calme et ça se monte facilement.

La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
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Neander73
2 y 3.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

Starting from the village, you have an immediate climb to the supermarket. The first part can be a bit busy with traffic from the village. As soon as you turn off it becomes quieter. We drove on to the village where the road changes to an unpaved path. On the way back, watch out for loose gravel on the roads.

Vanuit het dorp gestart heb je meteen een klim richting de supermarkt. Eerste stuk kan wat druk zijn met verkeer vanuit het dorp. Zodra je afslaat wordt het rustiger. We zijn nog even doorgereden naar het dorpje waar de weg overgaat in onverhard pad. Terug inderdaad oppassen voor los grind op de wegen.

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tomvdvreken
3 y 3.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A climb in two parts: you start at the roundabout near the supermarket in Castellane (actually, the uphill part starts a few hundred meters earlier in the center. The percentages vary a bit, but twice about 7%. After 3 km you leave the big and busy road and turn left. One and a half km further there is a nice uphill section and the second hairpin (the first on the main road). On this part you have a nice view on the lake and the valley. After this you can take a rest and then head for the 10%. The last km is false flat.

You can ride another two km or so and get some steep percentages on the way back. Pay attention: many loose stones on the road.

Een klim in twee delen: je start aan het rondpunt bij de supermarkt in Castellane (eigenlijk begint de bergop al een paar honderd meter eerder in het centrum. De percentages wisselen wat, maar toch twee keer circa 7%. Na 3 km verlaat je de grote en drukke baan en sla je linksaf. Anderhalve km verder wacht een lekker stuk bergop en de tweede haarspeld (de eerste op de grote baan). Op dit stuk heb je een mooi uitzicht op het stuwmeer en de vallei. Hierna kan je even bekomen om vervolgens even richting 10% te gaan. De laatste km is vals plat.

Je kan nog een km of twee doorrijden en op de terugweg nog wat stevige procenten pakken. Wel opletten: veel losse keitjes op de weg.

La Baume from Castellane
La Baume from Castellane
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:10:08
11 km/h 00:44:38
15 km/h 00:32:44
19 km/h 00:25:50

Road surface condition

33% 67% 0%
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Traffic

0% 67% 33%
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