| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 6 hairpin turns |
| #74 toughest climb of Hautes Alpes |
| #95 most elevation gain of Hautes Alpes |
| #45 longest climb of Briançon |
| #55 average steepest climb of Hautes Alpes |
Puy Saint Pierre / Puy Richard is a climb in the region Briançon. It is 5.4km long and bridges 411 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 366. The top of the ascent is located at 1619 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road name: D135
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D35, D135, D335... I didn't understand everything. A pleasant climb, but not exceptional either.
To be honest, my memory will probably be of the telephone box at Puy Saint Pierre...
Pleasant scenery. No traffic. Road in very good condition.
D35, D135, D335… Je n’ai pas tout compris. Ascension agréable mais pas exceptionnelle non plus.
Ce qui m’aura le plus interpellé, c’est sans doute plutôt la cabine téléphonique en parfait état de Puy Saint Pierre…
À côté, une pompe à eau Batard et un bunker albanais qui devait être un puits.
Sinon, paysages plaisants. Pas de circulation. Route en très bel état.
Beautiful local climb with hardly any traffic cycled when I was staying in Briançon.
Climb starts directly when leaving the city (Route du Gap) via 2 hairpins to Le Pinet. After 2,5 km climbing on the valley slope there is a right hairpin turn after which you climb quite steeply first northwards with beautiful panoramic views on the valley of the Durance river with Briançon sinking deeper and deeper.
The little church of Puy St.Pierre, visible from many places in Briancon, is situated on the edge of the ridge and you pass it to reach the highest point in the small village of Puy Richard with a few houses and inhabitants who looked surprised at a lonely cyclist.
Remark; you can continue cycling downhill and end up on the final part of the Puy St.André/ La Combe (see climbfinder)
end up.
Ideal beautiful climb with still some spicy strips that you should definitely do as a warming-up for the big three from Briançon or as extra climbing kilometers afterwards if the energy tank is not empty yet!
Prachtige lokale klim met amper verkeer gefietst toen ik verbleef in Briançon.
Klim start direct bij uitrijden van de stad (Route du Gap) via 2 haarspeldbochten naar Le Pinet. Na 2,5 km klimmen op de valleiflank is er een rechtse haarspeldbocht afslag waarna je vrij stevig eerst noordwaarts klimt met prachtige panoramische uitzichten op de vallei van de Durance rivier met Briançon dat steeds dieper wegzakt.
Het op de rand van de bergkam gelegen kerkje van Puy St.Pierre, vanop veel plaatsen beneden in Briancon te zien, fiets je voorbij om het hoogste punt te bereiken in het klein dorpje Puy Richard met enkele huizen en bewoners die verwonderd keken naar een eenzame fietser.
Opmerking; je kan verder doorfietsen bergaf en op het slotdeel van de Puy St.André/ La Combe (zie climbfinder)
terechtkomen.
Ideale mooie klim met toch enkele pittige stroken die je zeker moet doen als opwarming voor de grote drie vanuit Briançon of als extra klimkilometers nadien indien de energie tank nog niet leeg is!
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