| 5 hairpin turns |
| #26 toughest climb of Massif Central |
| #12 most elevation gain of Massif Central |
| #22 longest climb of Massif Central |
Le Jardin de Cuze from Vals les Bains is a climb in the region Ardèche. It is 23km long and bridges 1049 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 566. The top of the ascent is located at 1336 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 4 photos.
Road names: D 243 & D 354
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Easy ascent apart from the length of the pass.
Most of the climb is in the shade, and the first part is pleasant but not overpowering. The 2nd part is much more visually pleasing, with views of the Monts d'Ardèche and a few balcony sections and hairpin bends.
There are no signs to indicate the gradient and the remaining distance, so you don't really know when you've reached the top.
I would advise you to make a return trip near the pass to the Mont Gerbier and come back down via the Mezilhac road, which is great.
Montée sans difficulté à part la longueur du col.
En grande partie à l'ombre, la première partie est agréable mais pas transcendante, la 2 ème partie est beaucoup plus agréable visuellement àvec la vue sur les monts d'Ardèche et quelques passages en balcon et quelques epingles.
Il n'y a pas de panneaux pour indiqué la pente et le kilométrage restant, du coup on ne sais pas trop quand on est arrivé au sommet.
Je vous conseil de faire un aller retour à près le col jusqu' au mont gerbier et de redescendre par la route de Mezilhac qui est top.
Serious Ardeche climb. Nowhere really super tough but long until Lachamp-Raphael (the highest village in the Ardeche at 1332M altitude!). I came from Aubenas. Descending via Mezilhac is fantastic!
Serieuze Ardeche klim. Nergens echt super zwaar maar wel lang tot aan Lachamp-Raphael (het hoogst gelegen dorp van de Ardeche op 1332M hoogte!). Ik kwam vanuit Aubenas. Afdalen via Mezilhac is fantastisch!
Beautiful climb. Actually a very long runner. The first 8 km you can pass reasonably well. But because of its length, the climb gets into your legs. At the top it is first up and down before you can start thinking about a descent. After taking the last right turn with about 8 kilometres to go, you enter a beautiful forest area where you won't find a living soul. Wonderful!
Prachtige klim. Eigenlijk een hele lange loper. De eerste 8 km kan je redelijk doorgassen. Maar door de lengte gaat de klim toch wel in de benen zitten. Boven is het eerst nog op een af voor je aan een afdaling kan gaan denken. Nadat je de laatste afslag rechtsaf hebt genomen met nog een 8tal kilometers te gaan, kom je in een prachtig bosgebied waar je geen levende ziel treft. Prachtig!
| 7 km/h | 03:17:28 |
| 11 km/h | 02:05:39 |
| 15 km/h | 01:32:09 |
| 19 km/h | 01:12:45 |
