Rocher de Sampzon

1102

3 9 reviews/stories | Statistics | 5 photos

207

difficulty points

6.6%

avg. gradient

11.5%

steepest 100 meters

3.9km

length

256m

total ascent

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Rocher de Sampzon is a climb in the region Ardèche. It is 3.9km long and bridges 256 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 207. The top of the ascent is located at 347 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 9 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road name: D161

by raphael26290

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
This is the essential steep section to add to the D+ when cycling the Ardèche gorges. The climb up to the cross is enough, the remaining dead end is a hell of a way to get back down.... read more

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Statistics

Rocher de Sampzon This climb	Ardèche 133 climbs	Cévennes 211 climbs	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 1739 climbs	France 7625 climbs	Europe 32325 climbs
Difficulty points 207 3	rank 77 67% easier than La Croix de Boutière from Saint Martin Valamas	rank 109 80% easier than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan via Col de la Lusette	rank 945 87% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 2300 87% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 8719 93% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 6.6%	rank 18 38% less steep than Côte de Toulaud	rank 42 57% less steep than Chemin de Saint-Julien	rank 556 62% less steep than Rue de la Côte Brune from Ampuis	rank 1896 65% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 8347 78% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 3.9km	rank 103 87% shorter than Col de Mézilhac from Saint-Saveur-de-Montagut	rank 162 89% shorter than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan	rank 1247 92% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 3330 92% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 11271 94% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 256m	rank 90 76% less ascent than La Croix de Boutière from Saint Martin Valamas	rank 141 83% less ascent than Mont Aigoual from Le Vigan via Col de la Lusette	rank 1097 88% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 2692 88% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 9525 91% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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9 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	00:33:11
11 km/h	00:21:07
15 km/h	00:15:29
19 km/h	00:12:13

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This is the essential steep section to add to the D+ when cycling the Ardèche gorges. The climb up to the cross is enough, the remaining dead end is a hell of a way to get back down.