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| Beautiful scenery |
| 7 hairpin turns |
| #88 average steepest climb of Savoie |
La Thuile from Bourg-Saint-Maurice is a climb in the region Savoie. It is 5.7 km long and bridges 451 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 371. The top of the ascent is located at 1303 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.
Road names: D 86, Route des Balcons & Route de Vulmix à La Thuile
3.0 by CromagnonThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.It’s no easy task to bag good ratings and stars for these short climbs, situated so close to the splendid mountain passes in the surrounding area. This climb towards La Thuile isn’t unpleasant at all, but it doesn’t have enough going for it to make it memorable. You set off from the centre of Bourg-Saint-Maurice and climb for a good while to leave behind the houses, which aren’t exactly the most attractive in the area. You’ve barely left Bourg when you reach Vulmix. It’s quiet. The ... read more
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It’s no easy task to bag good ratings and stars for these short climbs, situated so close to the splendid mountain passes in the surrounding area.
This climb towards La Thuile isn’t unpleasant at all, but it doesn’t have enough going for it to make it memorable.
You set off from the centre of Bourg-Saint-Maurice and climb for a good while to leave behind the houses, which aren’t exactly the most attractive in the area. You’ve barely left Bourg when you reach Vulmix. It’s quiet. The gradients are fairly reasonable. The views aren’t bad at all, but nothing really catches the eye.
Today (18 June 2026), the lower section of the road was under construction, but cyclists were able to get through without too much trouble. The rest of the tarmac is in fairly good condition.
A nice little climb to tackle quickly when a storm is brewing. For some, it’ll be a good warm-up before tackling the Cormet or the Iseran.
Pas facile la chasse aux bonnes notes et aux étoiles pour ces petites montées situées si proche des splendides cols alentour.
Cette montée vers La Thuile n’est pas désagréable du tout, mais, elle n’a pas assez d’atouts pour que l’on se souvienne d’elle.
On démarre au centre-ville de Bourg Saint Maurice et on grimpe un bon moment pour quitter les maisons qui ne sont pas les plus sexy du coin. On est à peine sorti de Bourg que l’on parvient à Vulmix C’est calme. Les pourcentages sont assez honnêtes. Les vues ne sont pas moches du tout, mais rien n’accroche vraiment l’attention.
Aujourd’hui (18 juin 2026), le bas de la route était en travaux, mais les vélos passaient sans trop d’encombres. Le reste de l’asphalte est dans un état plutôt correct.
Une bonne petite côte à grimper rapidement quand l’orage menace. Pour certain, ce sera un bon échauffement avant de monter au Cormet ou sur l’Iseran.
A short but tough climb from Bourg St Maurice, a cycling kingdom.
It's best to do it in the morning when it's cool because it's exposed to the sun first thing in the morning.
There's a lot of traffic up to the village of Vulmix and then it's quiet.
The scenery unfolds as you climb, and at the top it's the apotheosis.
Une petite ascension pas très longue mais ardue au départ de Bourg St Maurice royaume des cyclistes.
À faire le matin à la fraîche car c'est exposé plein soleil dès le matin.
Beaucoup de circulation jusqu'au village de Vulmix puis ensuite c'est calme.
Les paysages se découvrent au fil de la montée et au sommet c'est l'apothéose.
A pleasant little climb, ideal for getting your legs back in shape after the winter season or for short training sessions. On this sun-drenched slope, the road dries quickly and warms you up or cooks you, depending on the season.
From Bourg to Vulmix the traffic flows smoothly, and from Vulmix to Lathuile the air is no longer diesel-fuelled. Once you arrive in Lathuile, take the road to the left of the charming chapel of St Barthélemy. There is a short kilometre's climb for those with pizza wheels, but for those with gravel wheels, the adventure continues.
The view from the top offers a magnificent panorama of the valley's four ski resorts.
For more, on the way down, when you arrive in Vulmix take the Montgirod/Les Chapelles direction and from there you can follow the sunny side of the valley as far as Valezan and Granier.
Petite montée agréable, idéal pour se remettre en jambes après la saison hivernale ou pour des entrainements court. Sur ce versant baigné de soleil la route sèche rapidement et réchauffe le bonhomme ou le cuit selon la saison.
De Bourg à Vulmix la circulation est régulière, et de Vulmix à Lathuile l'air n'est plus "diesielisé". Arrivé à Lathuile prendre la route à gauche de la charmante chapelle St Barthélemy, il y aura un p'tit kilomètre de montée pour les roues en coupe pizza, pour les graveleux l'aventure continue.
La vue offre un très large panorama sur les quatres stations de ski de la vallée.
Pour en faire plus, lors de la descente, arrivé à Vulmix prendre la direction Montgirod/Les Chapelles et à partir de là vous pouvez longer le versant du soleil jusqu'a Valezan et Granier.
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