| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 5 hairpin turns |
| #62 toughest climb of La Maurienne |
| #64 most elevation gain of La Maurienne |
| #64 longest climb of La Maurienne |
| #36 average steepest climb of La Maurienne |
Le Seuil from Val Fréjus is a climb in the region La Maurienne. It is 5.2 km long and bridges 394 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 7.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 362. The top of the ascent is located at 1984 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road name: Route du Seuil
4.0 by CromagnonThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.Both climbs (Valfréjus and Le Seuil) are well worth the effort. And they are very different. This ascent of Le Seuil is rather wild. A fine continuation of the 14 hairpin bends of Valfréjus. The road is much less maintained and some sections can be described as gravel, easy gravel, but the gravel and holes are there for the taking. And then, once again, the road gets a facelift. The landscapes are more rugged. The vegetation becomes rarer. We're getting closer to the summits. There... read more
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Both climbs (Valfréjus and Le Seuil) are well worth the effort. And they are very different.
This ascent of Le Seuil is rather wild. A fine continuation of the 14 hairpin bends of Valfréjus.
The road is much less maintained and some sections can be described as gravel, easy gravel, but the gravel and holes are there for the taking. And then, once again, the road gets a facelift.
The landscapes are more rugged. The vegetation becomes rarer. We're getting closer to the summits. There's nobody left. Just sheep and patous. The gradients aren't too steep, but the end is steeper all the same. You have to go as far as this strange ventilation shaft in the Fréjus tunnel:
a dead end and sheep droppings.
Les deux côtes (Valfréjus et Le Seuil) valent la peine d’être grimpées. Et elles sont fort différentes.
Cette montée du Seuil est plutôt sauvage. Une belle suite aux 14 lacets de Valfréjus.
La route est nettement moins entretenue et certains tronçons peuvent être qualifiés de gravel, du gravel facile, mais les graviers et les trous sont au rendez-vous. Et puis, de nouveau la route se refait une beauté.
Les paysages sont plus âpres. La végétation se fait plus rare. On se rapproche des sommets. Il n’y a plus personne. Juste les moutons et les patous.
Et puis un berger à la retraite, armé de son béret et de ses jumelles qui vous raconte des histoires de loups et de bergers d’Anatolie…
Les pourcentages ne sont pas très violents mais la fin est tout de même plus abrupte. Il faut aller jusqu’à cette étrange cheminée d’aération du tunnel du Fréjus :
un cul de sac et des crottes de moutons.
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