| Beautiful scenery |
| 5 hairpin turns |
| #14 toughest climb of Massif Central |
| #10 most elevation gain of Massif Central |
| #20 longest climb of Massif Central |
La Croix de Boutière from Saint Martin Valamas is a climb in the region Ardèche. It is 23.3km long and bridges 1059 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 630. The top of the ascent is located at 1508 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.
Road names: D278, D378 & D400
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The climb was on a small road in fair condition. Only 4 cars overtook me during the 23 km climb, which was very pleasant. It's long but not hard, which makes it a perfect pass to start out on if you're not physically fit to climb!
Montée sur une petite route d'un état correct. Seulement 4 voitures m'ont doublé durant les 23 km de montée, ce qui est très agréable. C'est long mais pas dur ce qui en fait un col parfait pour débuter la montagne quand on a pas le physique d'un grimpeur !
I have done m to the col de la Ardechoise because of a heavy rainfall that is to 1184m..
The road up is not nice on some parts you almost bump off your bike... after the junction of the D278 & 378 the D378 narrow. Cars can just pass you if you keep strictly to the right! It is very quiet and not very inspiring... as soon as you get higher it gets better! Descending I have done via the D278 and I recommend it to others because the road surface is much better!
Ik heb m tot de col de la Ardechoise gedaan ivm een stevige regenbui dat is tot 1184m..
De weg omhoog is niet fijn op sommige stukken hobbel je bijna van je fiets af.. na de splitsing van de D278&378 wordt de D378 smal.. auto’s kunnen je net passeren als je strak rechts houdt! Het is er erg stil en niet heel inspirerend.. zodra je wat hoger komt wordt het al beter! Afdalen heb ik via de D278 gedaan en dat raad ik ook anderen aan want daar is het wegdek stukken beter!
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| 11 km/h | 02:07:10 |
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| 19 km/h | 01:13:37 |
