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La Montagne de Lure

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8 reviews | Elevation profile | 16 photos
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Statistics

Difficulty points 688
Length 17.7 km
Average gradient 6%
Steepest 100 meters 10.2%
Total ascent 1054m

Short recap

Beautiful scenery
19 hairpin turns
#59 toughest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#42 most elevation gain of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#47 longest climb of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
#67 average steepest climb of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
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La Montagne de Lure is a climb in the region Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. It is 17.7km long and bridges 1054 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 688. The top of the ascent is located at 1746 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 16 photos.

Road name: D53

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Reviews (8)

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YordiZ
2 Mo 5.0
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Rightly the Ventoux's little brother. Less demanding but nevertheless a hefty climb worthwhile.
The start in the village was equally steep. Then you cycle in the forest for a long time and percentages kept hovering around 5/6/7%. After the turn towards the Abbaye Notre Dame de Lure, the steepest part starts. You then have some bits with percentages above 10%. You also enter the section with more hairpin bends here. Slowly it then opens up and the views come. Sometimes on the Ventoux, sometimes towards the summit of Montagne de Lure. At more than 2 km from the summit, you ride more into the lunar landscape and the real climber is done. You get another stunning turn with views of the snow-capped alpine peaks. That's actually the real highlight because at the summit the view of the valley is just a little less impressive.
Definitely a nice challenging climb! I came from the Fontienne side towards Saint Etienne les Orgues and from that side the climb is 2km at 5% longer.

Met recht het kleine broertje van de Ventoux. Minder zwaar maar desalniettemin een flinke klim die de moeite waard is.
De start in het dorpje was even steil. Daarna fiets je lange tijd in het bos en zijn blijven percentages rond de 5/6/7% schommelen. Na de afslag richting de Abbaye Notre Dame de Lure begint het steilste stuk. Je hebt dan wat stukjes met percentages boven de 10%. Je komt hier ook in het deel met meer haarspeldbochten. Langzaam wordt het dan wat opener en komen de uitzichten. Soms op de Ventoux, soms richting de top van de Montagne de Lure. Op dik 2 km van de top rijd je meer het maanlandschap in en zit het echte klimmer erop. Je krijgt nog een schitterende bocht met uitzicht op de besneeuwde alpentoppen. Dat is eigenlijk het echte hoogtepunt want op de top is het uitzicht over de vallei toch net wat minder indrukwekkend.
Zeker een mooie uitdagende beklimming! Ik kwam vanaf de kant van Fontienne richting Saint Etienne les Orgues en vanuit die kant is de klim nog 2km aan 5% langer.

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stank
4 Mo 4.0 02:00:00 (8.8km/h)
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It was my first high mountain pass, so I had a bit of trouble, but with willpower and determination I got over it. The last 2 kilometres are very easy compared with the previous ones.

Très beau col, mais très long. pour ma part c'était mon premier col de haute montagne donc j'ai eu un peu de mal mais avec de la volonté et de détermination c'est passé. Les 2 derniers kilomètres sont très faciles par rapport aux précédents.

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Cromagnon
1 y 4.0
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It's mostly long. But it's gentle and gradual. The mountain of Lure climbs well. The road is clean, but be careful, some of the bends are lined with gravel. So you have to be very careful on the descent. I didn't come across a single motorised vehicle. The view just before reaching the summit is quite majestic. A good rehearsal before the Ventoux.

C’est surtout long. Mais, c’est doux et progressif. Elle se monte bien, cette montagne de Lure. La route est propre mais attention, certains virages sont garnis de gravillons. Donc, il faut être très attentif dans la descente. Je n’ai pas croisé un seul véhicule motorisé. La vue juste avant d’arriver au sommet est assez majestueuse. Une bonne répétition avant le Ventoux.

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JeroenNuyens
1 y 4.0 01:29:05 (11.9km/h)
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I drove up the col 'in the morning and it was almost completely in the shade (fortunately because I had forgotten to put on sun cream), but that also means that while climbing you see little of the surroundings. When you reach the top, however, you have a beautiful view. Especially if you stop at the viewpoint just before the summit in the sharp right turn. I did the climb the 2nd week of July, but it was super quiet and also very few cars's driving up. In short, a very pleasant and fun climb that is quite doable, because despite being a long climb, it is never very steep.

Ik reed de col 's morgens op en deze was bijna volledig in de schaduw (gelukkig want ik was zonnecrème vergeten te smeren), maar dat wil ook zeggen dat je tijdens het klimmen weinig van de omgeving ziet. Wanneer je echter boven bent, heb je een prachtig uitzicht. Zeker als je even halt houdt aan het uitzichtpunt net voor de top in de scherpe rechtse bocht. Ik deed de klim de 2e week van juli, maar het was super rustig en ook heel weinig auto's die naar boven rijden. Kortom een zeer aangename en leuke klim die goed te doen is, want ondanks dat het een lange klim is, is hij nooit heel steil.

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PhilippeLebeau
2 y 5.0 01:16:23 (13.9km/h)
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A very nice climb, partly shaded for 4/5 of the distance. An accessible climb in terms of difficulty but you have to manage your effort because 18 kms is long. The surface is correct. At the top a wonderful panorama awaits you. For those who are not interested in timing, there is a beautiful panorama of the north side at 1600m from the summit in a hairpin bend. If you are doing a time trial, once you reach the top, take your courage and come back down to this spot and enjoy the view. The last 2 km are easy, ideal for a refresher course.

Très belle montée pour partie ombragée sur les 4/5 ème de la distance. Une montée accessible en terme de difficulté mais il faut gérer son effort car 18 kms, c'est long. Le revêtement est correct. En haut un formidable panorama vous attend. Pour ceux qui ne sont pas pour faire un chrono, il y a à 1600m du sommet dans un virage en épingle un panorama sur le versant Nord de toute beauté. Si vous faites un chrono, arrivé au sommet, prenez votre courage pour redescendre à cet endroit et appréciez le point de vue. Les 2 derniers kms sont faciles, l'idéal pour se refaire une santé.

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Stef
3 y 4.0
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Very similar to the Ventoux and therefore its little brother, definitely recommended.

Zeer vergelijkbaar met de Ventoux en daardoor ook het kleine broertje ervan, zeker een aanrader.

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tommie
4 y 5.0 01:26:00 (12.3km/h)
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The little brother of the Ventoux. At the bottom, lots of vegetation and sometimes a view at a hairpin bend, later you imagine yourself in the Alps when the road width halves. If you are at the top, super nice view and 10x quieter than the Ventoux!

Het kleine broertje van de Ventoux. Onderaan nog veel vegetatie en soms een vergezicht bij een haarspeldbocht, later waan je je in de Alpen wanneer de weg qua breedte halveert. Als je boven bent, super mooi uitzicht en 10x rustiger dan de Ventoux!

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Wiffe
3 y
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On the Sommet de Lure you can go even higher with the gravelbike or mtb to Signal de Lure. With the road bike you can continue on the plateau to Col du Pas de la Graille 1597 altimeters. Beautiful quiet area a stone's throw from Circus Ventoux.

Op de Sommet de Lure kan je met de gravelbike of mtb nog hoger naar Signal de Lure. Met de racefiets kan je op het plateau nog even verder naar Col du Pas de la Graille 1597 hoogtemeters. Prachtige rustige omgeving op een boogscheut van Circus Ventoux.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:31:17
11 km/h 01:36:16
15 km/h 01:10:36
19 km/h 00:55:44

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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