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Mont Tauch from Tuchan

3.7
3 reviews | Elevation profile | 12 photos
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Mont Tauch from Tuchan
Elevation profile Mont Tauch from Tuchan

Statistics

Difficulty points 734
Length 7.7 km
Average gradient 9.1%
Steepest 100 meters 16.8%
Total ascent 696m

Short recap

Hidden gem
9 hairpin turns
#54 toughest climb of Occitania
#11 most elevation gain of Aude
#30 longest climb of Aude
#5 average steepest climb of Aude
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Mont Tauch from Tuchan is a climb in the region Aude. It is 7.7km long and bridges 696 vertical meters with an average gradient of 9.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 734. The top of the ascent is located at 877 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.

Road name: Chemin des Courtals

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Reviews (3)

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Fredo231
3 Mo 4.0
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French. Show original

An uphill climb that I've fallen in love with! But a difficult one!
At the start, vineyards, olive trees, heady cicadas, the scent of pine trees, and then as you go along the road gets worse and the gradients go mad'15, 17, 18, 20%
At one point the slopes at 10% seem flat...fortunately the view of the Corbières massif and the Pyrenees beyond is really worth the effort ...to be recommended to hardened climbers all the same and preferably with a gravel bike!

Une montée coup de cœur! Mais difficile!
Au début les vignes, les oliviers, les cigales entêtantes, les senteurs de pins et puis au fur et à mesure la route se dégrade et les pourcentages s'affolent, 15, 17, 18, 20%
A un moment les pentes à 10% vous semblent plates...heureusement la vue sur le massif des Corbières et les Pyrénées plus loin valent vraiment l'effort ...à conseiller au grimpeurs aguerris tout de même et avec un velo gravel de préférence !

Mont Tauch from Tuchan
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Mahonis
1 y 3.0

This climb is harder than the profile makes it look. Mainly because of the road surface.
In the beginning it alternates a lot between completely flat – sometimes even downhill – and very steep. Depending on your tires it might be hard to get a good grip on the steepest parts because of the poor road quality.
Further up the climb, the gradient becomes much more constant; to me it almost felt flat because of the steep sections that came before, even though it still averages 10%.
If I where to go again, I would definitely use wider, knobbier tires.

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Niels1987
2 y 4.0 00:45:52 (10km/h)
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

We went to Tuchan especially for this climb. At the foot is a winery and the first 1.5 km you ride through the vineyards, which is very nice. Here, the climb is a bit capricious, steep parts are alternated with flatter parts and good road surface is alternated with less good parts. After about 1,8 km, you pass Gite Saint Roch, where I also spent the night. From here there are more and more steep pieces, but it remains erratic. After about 3.5 km you get a fork, the good way is straight ahead. You can also turn left, but be warned, this part is very steep and in parts not asphalted. Later, I would see this road again. Where the road goes straight up the slope with bends and already has sections of 20 percent, this section is even steeper as I can visually estimate. After 4 km, you get a fork where you turn left, straight on is to chapelle de faste. From 4.5 km on, it is less erratic, but just steep, constantly around 11-12 percent. After 6 km, you have another fork. Here it does not matter much whether you go left or right. The right has a bit more bends and is possibly a bit shorter, but you end up on the same stretch again. I chose the road on the left and had only one bend, but a very steep one. After the bend, you get a view of the mast and windmills at the top. This works as a motivator, you are almost there. Once you get there, at least if you have the weather I had, you have an amazing view of the surroundings, where you can see the coast and the Canigou very well.

Speciaal voor deze klim naar Tuchan gegaan. Aan de voet ligt een wijnmaker en de eerste 1,5 kilometer rijd je ook door de wijnvelden, wat erg mooi is. Hier is de klim wat grillig, steile stukken worden afgewisseld met vlakkere stukken en goed wegdek wordt afgewisseld met mindere stukken. Na zo'n 1,8 km kom je langs Gite Saint Roch, waar ik ook overnacht had. Vanaf hier komen er steeds meer steile stukken, maar blijft het grillig. Na zo'n 3,5 km krijg je een tweesprong, de goede weg is rechtdoor. Linksaf kan ook, echter wees gewaarschuwd, dit stuk is supersteil en op stukken ook niet geasfalteerd. Later zou ik deze weg weer zien. Daar waar de weg rechtdoor de helling met bochten op gaat en al stukken van 20 procent kent, is dit stuk nog steiler zoals ik het visueel kan inschatten. Na 4 km krijg je een afsplitsing waar je naar links gaat, rechtdoor is naar chapelle de faste. Vanaf 4,5 km is het minder grillig, maar gewoon steil, constant rond de 11-12 procent. Na 6 km heb je weer een tweesprong. Hier maakt het niet zoveel uit of je links of rechts gaat. Rechts heeft iets meer bochten en is mogelijk iets korter, maar je komt weer op hetzelfde stuk uit. Ik koos de weg links en had maar een bocht, maar dan wel meteen een supersteile. Na de bocht krijg je zicht op de mast en windmolens op de top. Dit werkt als motivator, je bent er bijna. Eenmaal daar aangekomen heb je, in ieder geval als je het weer hebt wat ik had, een onwijs mooi uitzicht over de omgeving, waarbij je de kust en de Canigou goed kunt zien.

Mont Tauch from Tuchan
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:05:48
11 km/h 00:41:52
15 km/h 00:30:42
19 km/h 00:24:14

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