| Beautiful scenery |
| 11 hairpin turns |
| #88 toughest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| #18 average steepest climb of French Alps |
Le Caire from Tourettes-sur-Loup is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 3.1km long and bridges 396 vertical meters with an average gradient of 12.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 574. The top of the ascent is located at 814 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road name: Route du Caire
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Cairo!?!
3 short kilometres! Come on ! Fun!
And then, Tourettes-sur-Loup, the starting village, is rather pretty.
It's not easy to show the percentage of a climb on a photo!
The first kilometre is hellish!
The next three are barely more human...
I arrived at the top with my forehead dripping, even though it was just 15 degrees.
The effort was truly intense.
The road is full of potholes, but given the toughness of the climb, there's plenty of time to get around them.
At the top, you wonder where you are. A beautiful old abandoned farm. A beekeeper with his Cairo bees. Two beautiful, well-to-do buildings. Strange trees and the Mediterranean in the background.
It's not bad!
Le Caire !?!
3 petits kilomètres ! Allez ! Amusant !
Et puis, Tourettes-sur-Loup, le village de départ est plutôt coquet.
Pas facile de montrer le pourcentage d’une côte sur une photo !
Le premier kilomètre est infernal !
Les trois suivants sont à peine plus humains…
Je suis arrivé là-haut le front dégoulinant alors qu’il faisait juste 15 degrés.
L’effort est franchement intense.
La route est truffée de nids de poules, mais étant donné la dureté de l’ascension, on a tout le temps de les contourner.
Au sommet, on se demande un peu où l’on est. Une belle et vieille ferme abandonnée. Un apiculteur et ses abeilles du Caire. Deux belles bâtisses cossues. Des arbres étranges et la Méditerranée en fond.
Pas mal !
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| 15 km/h | 00:12:14 |
| 19 km/h | 00:09:39 |
