Grenoble: 120 climbs

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Around Grenoble cyclists can find 120 interesting climbs between 191 and 2100 meters above sea level. Chamrousse from Séchilienne is the toughest ascent with a difficulty score of 1376. Climbs have an average length of 10.3km and 692 meters of total ascent.

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Ranking list Grenoble

Name Length Gradient Difficulty points
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
2
18.4km
7.7%
7.7% 1376
HC
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
20.3km
7.1%
7.1% 1202
HC
Col du Sabot via Vaujany
Col du Sabot via Vaujany
22 beautiful hidden gem
14.6km
8.8%
8.8% 1185
HC
Col de la Charmette from Saint-Egrève
4
Col de la Charmette from Saint-Egrève
6 hidden gem
13km
8.3%
8.3% 1128
HC
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
5
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
68 famous beautiful
29.1km
5.1%
5.1% 1102
HC
Chamrousse
6
Chamrousse
4 beautiful hidden gem
19km
7.3%
7.3% 1082
HC
Pipay from Tencin
7
Pipay from Tencin
5
18.9km
7%
7% 1043
HC
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
8
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
23 famous beautiful
26.6km
5.1%
5.1% 1020
HC
Super Collet
9
Super Collet
3 beautiful hidden gem
15.8km
7.5%
7.5% 1016
HC
Chamrousse from Uriage
10
Chamrousse from Uriage
beautiful
21.7km
6.3%
6.3% 1016
HC
Name Length Gradient Difficulty points
Montée de Chabloz
Montée de Chabloz
0.7km
15.5%
15.5% 179
3
Montée de la Rhine
Montée de la Rhine
0.4km
14.9%
14.9% 96
4
Bastille de Grenoble
Bastille de Grenoble
5 famous beautiful
2km
13.1%
13.1% 416
2
La Scia
4
La Scia
beautiful hidden gem
3.4km
11.7%
11.7% 507
2
Col de Chalais / Abbaye de Notre Dame de Chalais from Voreppe
5
Col de Chalais / Abbaye de Notre Dame de Chalais from Voreppe
6 beautiful hidden gem
6.5km
10.8%
10.8% 941
HC
Fort du Saint Eynard from La Pillonières
6
Fort du Saint Eynard from La Pillonières
10 beautiful hidden gem
3.6km
10.4%
10.4% 410
2
Montchardon from Cognin-les-Georges
7
Montchardon from Cognin-les-Georges
5.5km
10.2%
10.2% 661
1
Le Château from Saint Pierre-d'Entremont
8
Le Château from Saint Pierre-d'Entremont
hidden gem
4.1km
10.2%
10.2% 489
2
Les Fauges from La Riviere
9
Les Fauges from La Riviere
5km
10.1%
10.1% 557
2
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
10
Col de Vence from Grenoble via Chantemerle
5 hidden gem
5.5km
10%
10% 619
1
Name Length Gradient Difficulty points
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
68 famous beautiful
29.1km
5.1%
5.1% 1102
HC
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
23 famous beautiful
26.6km
5.1%
5.1% 1020
HC
Col de la Croix Perrin from Sassenage
Col de la Croix Perrin from Sassenage
21.9km
4.7%
4.7% 558
2
Le Pleynet from Allevard
4
Le Pleynet from Allevard
2
21.8km
4.5%
4.5% 537
2
Chamrousse from Uriage
5
Chamrousse from Uriage
beautiful
21.7km
6.3%
6.3% 1016
HC
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
6
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
20.3km
7.1%
7.1% 1202
HC
Chamrousse
7
Chamrousse
4 beautiful hidden gem
19km
7.3%
7.3% 1082
HC
Pipay from Tencin
8
Pipay from Tencin
5
18.9km
7%
7% 1043
HC
Alpe d'Huez via Villard-Reculas & Pas de la Confession
9
Alpe d'Huez via Villard-Reculas & Pas de la Confession
18 beautiful
18.4km
5.8%
5.8% 871
1
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
10
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
2
18.4km
7.7%
7.7% 1376
HC
Name Length Gradient Difficulty points
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
68 famous beautiful
29.1km
5.1%
5.1% 1102
HC
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
Chalet de Charmant Som from Grenoble
20.3km
7.1%
7.1% 1202
HC
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
Chamrousse from Séchilienne
2
18.4km
7.7%
7.7% 1376
HC
Chamrousse
4
Chamrousse
4 beautiful hidden gem
19km
7.3%
7.3% 1082
HC
Chamrousse from Uriage
5
Chamrousse from Uriage
beautiful
21.7km
6.3%
6.3% 1016
HC
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
6
Col du Glandon from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
23 famous beautiful
26.6km
5.1%
5.1% 1020
HC
Pipay from Tencin
7
Pipay from Tencin
5
18.9km
7%
7% 1043
HC
Col du Sabot via Vaujany
8
Col du Sabot via Vaujany
22 beautiful hidden gem
14.6km
8.8%
8.8% 1185
HC
Col du Mont Noir from Saint-Gervais via Col de Romeyere
9
Col du Mont Noir from Saint-Gervais via Col de Romeyere
9 beautiful hidden gem
18.2km
6.8%
6.8% 1001
HC
Super Collet
10
Super Collet
3 beautiful hidden gem
15.8km
7.5%
7.5% 1016
HC

Wall of Fame

Grenoble

Oulles
Col du Solude via Villard Notre Dame
Col du Sabot via Vaujany
Col de la Croix-de-Fer from Barrage du Verney / Allemont
Alpe d'Huez
Col d'Ornon
Best Steepest Highest Most elevation gained Most popular
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Cycling routes Grenoble

Personally mapped out and verified by climbfinder!
Name Distance Total ascent Climbs
La Marmotte
La Marmotte
176.7km 5368m 3

Regions

Bourg d'Oisans 79
climbs
272-2642m 1612

Regions nearby

La Maurienne 304-2770m 1612
Bourg d'Oisans 272-2642m 1612
Serre Ponçon 643-2802m 1499
Annecy 305-1935m 1294
Briançon 875-2744m 1036

Average climb

Difficulty points
601
Gradient
7.2%
Length
10.3km
Total ascent
692m

Road surface condition

52% 36% 12%
Based on 464 votes
These are average ratings of all reviews on the road surface condition of the climbs in this region.

Traffic

64% 22% 14%
Based on 457 votes
These are average ratings of all reviews about the traffic density of the climbs in this region.

Popular

Alpe d'Huez

Alpe d'Huez

famous beautiful
Col du Sabot via Vaujany

Col du Sabot via Vaujany

beautiful hidden gem
Col d'Ornon

Col d'Ornon

beautiful
 

Users with most climbs

Name Climbs Ranking list
Franck_Pastor Franck_Pastor
77 out of 120
Jean-Baptiste Jean-Baptiste
52 out of 120
crm098 crm098
41 out of 120
FabienAlbane FabienAlbane
40 out of 120
4
ncapponi ncapponi
38 out of 120
5
Hugu Hugu
35 out of 120
6
Lolopatoche Lolopatoche
32 out of 120
7
yodubois yodubois
31 out of 120
8
AlanGlf AlanGlf
31 out of 120
8
Gregos Gregos
31 out of 120
8
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Reviews/stories (1)

Franck_Pastor
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My home region, where I return regularly. It's a real paradise for mountain bikers: passes galore, with a wide variety of altitudes and difficulties, with sublime landscapes in the Chartreuse as well as in the Vercors and Belledonne, or even in the Matheysine.

However, it remains (relatively) unknown to foreign cyclists, who are much more attracted to neighbouring regions such as Maurienne or Bourg-d'Oisans, which benefit much more from the media coverage of the Tour de France.

But it's a blessing in disguise, you can still cycle there without being bothered by aggressive cycling tourism. :-)

Ma région d'origine, où je reviens régulièrement. C'est un véritable paradis pour les cyclistes amoureux de la montagne : des cols à foison, d'une très grande diversité d'altitude et de difficulté, avec des paysages sublimes aussi bien en Chartreuse qu'en Vercors et dans Belledonne, ou encore en Matheysine.

Elle reste cependant (relativement) méconnue des cyclistes étrangers, qui sont bien plus attirés par des régions voisines comme celles de Maurienne ou de Bourg-d'Oisans, lesquelles bénéficient bien plus des retombées médiatiques du Tour de France.

Mais c'est un mal pour un bien, on peut encore y pédaler sans être trop dérangé par un tourisme cycliste agressif. :-)

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