Pré du Fourneau from Domène is a climb in the region Grenoble. It is 11.9 km long and bridges 915 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 7.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 900. The top of the ascent is located at 1141 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.
Road names: D 11d & Route du Pré du Fourneau
4.0 by Franck_PastorThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.A magnificent and very sportive climb, in three distinct parts. First the climb to Saint-Jean-le-Vieux and the D280 (Balcon de Belledonne), on an irregular and very steep road. Then an intermediate part undulating on the D280, up to Mas Julien, and from there one of the steepest roads in the region leads you almost in a straight line to the place called "Pré du Fourneau" where there is a small hydro-electric power station, and where the asphalt ends. You can also come to the Mas Ju... read more
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A magnificent and very sportive climb, in three distinct parts. First the climb to Saint-Jean-le-Vieux and the D280 (Balcon de Belledonne), on an irregular and very steep road. Then an intermediate part undulating on the D280, up to Mas Julien, and from there one of the steepest roads in the region leads you almost in a straight line to the place called "Pré du Fourneau" where there is a small hydro-electric power station, and where the asphalt ends.
You can also come to the Mas Julien by a road coming from Lancey (Villard-Bonnot) and passing by the Combe-de-Lancey, the ascent will then be shorter and more regular.
Those with solid tires will be able to continue on a gravel track of about 2 km to the Pré-Long pass, and from there to Saint-Mury-Monteymond on a very nice road (asphalt this time) and back to the Balcon de Belledonne road. I did this extension with 28 section tires, and it was already very limited. It's better to have even wider tires, and if you don't have them, turn around at the Pré du Fourneau.
Une montée magnifique et très sportive, en trois temps bien distincts. D'abord la montée vers Saint-Jean-le-Vieux et la D280 (Balcon de Belledonne), par une route irrégulière et très pentue par endroits. Ensuite une partie intermédiaire ondulant sur la D280, jusqu'au Mas Julien, et de là une des routes les plus pentues de la région vous mène quasiment en ligne droite vers le lieu-dit « Pré du Fourneau » où se trouve une petite centrale hydro-électrique, et où l'asphalte se termine.
On peut aussi venir au Mas Julien par une route venant de Lancey (commune de Villard-Bonnot) et passant par la Combe-de-Lancey, l'ascension en sera alors plus courte et plus régulière.
Ceux dont le vélo est muni de pneus solides pourront continuer sur une piste empierrée de 2 km environ jusqu'au col de Pré-Long, et de là descendre par une très belle route (bitumée cette fois) jusqu'à Saint-Mury-Monteymond et à nouveau la route du Balcon de Belledonne. J'ai fait ce prolongement avec des pneus de 28 de section, et c'était déjà très limite. Mieux vaut prévoir des pneus encore plus larges, et si on ne les a pas, faire demi-tour au Pré du Fourneau.
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