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Mont Gros from Sospel

3.5
2 reviews | Elevation profile | 7 photos
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Mont Gros from Sospel
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Mont Gros from Sospel
Mont Gros from Sospel
Elevation profile Mont Gros from Sospel

Statistics

Difficulty points 613
Length 13 km
Average gradient 6.4%
Steepest 100 meters 10.4%
Total ascent 824m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
13 hairpin turns
#74 toughest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#73 most elevation gain of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#98 longest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#69 average steepest climb of Alpes-Maritimes
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Mont Gros from Sospel is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 13km long and bridges 824 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 613. The top of the ascent is located at 1178 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.

Road name: Berrins

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Reviews (2)

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Achatelet's comment is completely fanciful!
I doubt he's gone beyond kilometre 7.

A word of warning before you set off: the last 6 kilometres are on an extremely rough road.
From the flat spot between the two steep sections, there's really no surface left. Just stones, stones of all sizes and gravel and bread apples of all sizes too...
We manage to make our way as best we can, but it's gravel and it's tough.
The reality is much worse than what my photos show, but it's all right if you like bumpy, stony paths.

On a road bike, the descent is made slowly standing up in trialist mode on a motorbike.
Nobody uses this desolate road.
Except horses, who die here.

Up there, the atmosphere is very strange. A forgotten bunker, a huge building never finished. Lots of animals roam around.
A very unusual climb.
I enjoyed it, but watch out for your tyres, wheels and frames...

Le commentaire de achatelet est complètement fantaisiste !
Je doute qu’il ait dépassé le kilomètre 7.

Petit avertissement avant de se lancer : les 6 derniers kilomètres s’effectuent sur une route extrêmement dégradée.
À partir du replat entre les deux parties pentues, il n’y a plus vraiment de revêtement. Juste des cailloux, des caillasses de toutes tailles et du gravier et des pommes de pain de toutes tailles aussi…
On se fraye tant bien que mal un chemin mais c’est du « Gravel » et du sévère.
La réalité est bien pire que ce que mes photos montrent mais ça passe si l’on aime les chemins cabossés et caillouteux.

Sur un vélo de route, la descente s’effectue lentement debout en mode trialiste à moto.
Personne n’emprunte cette route désolée.
Sauf les chevaux pour y mourir.

Là haut, l’atmosphère est très étrange. Un bunker oublié, une énorme bâtisse jamais achevée. Beaucoup d’animaux s’y baladent.
Une ascension très atypique.
J’ai aimé, mais attention à vos pneus, à vos roues et à vos cadres…

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achatelet
3 y 3.0
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Good climb that warms up your legs. It's in 2 parts and not too long so it doesn't burn you out that much!

Bonne montée qui chauffe bien les jambes. Elle se découpe en 2 parties et à la fois pas trop longue donc ça ne te crame pas tant que ça !

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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:51:04
11 km/h 01:10:40
15 km/h 00:51:49
19 km/h 00:40:55

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