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Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers

4.0
1 review/story | Elevation profile | 5 photos
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
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Elevation profile Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers

Statistics

Difficulty points 569
Length 7.8 km
Average gradient 7.9%
Steepest 100 meters 13.7%
Total ascent 619m

Short recap

7 hairpin turns
#25 toughest climb of Massif Central
#20 most elevation gain of Auvergne
#42 longest climb of Cantal
#94 average steepest climb of Auvergne
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Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers is a climb in the region Cantal. It is 7.8km long and bridges 619 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 569. The top of the ascent is located at 1364 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

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Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
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Reviews (1)

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Fredo231
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A little-known but magnificent climb, which is also difficult, and the view from the ridge is superb.

Montée méconnue mais magnifique, difficile également, la vue depuis la crête est superbe

Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
Puy Violent from Saint-Paul-de-Salers
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Climbing times

7 km/h 01:06:46
11 km/h 00:42:29
15 km/h 00:31:09
19 km/h 00:24:36

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