| Beautiful scenery |
| 3 hairpin turns |
| #94 longest climb of Drôme |
Col de la Croix Rouge from Mirabel aux Baronnies is a climb in the region Drôme. It is 4.1 mi long and bridges 922 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 4.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 163. The top of the ascent is located at 1686 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.
Road name: D185
2.0 by PolitiskTeoriFanThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.Climbed this hill many times, while staying in Mirabel. And to be honest, I do not like it... The good things first: it is a quite road and the view from the top is quite good. But the experience is gerally a frustrating one, as there is barely any consistent longer stretches of climbing at moderate or steeper gradients. It is mostly just rolling terrain, until the last kilometer where a few steep switchbacks give some variation. Unfortunately, what could be a fun ending to the climb is marred b... read more
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Climbed this hill many times, while staying in Mirabel. And to be honest, I do not like it... The good things first: it is a quite road and the view from the top is quite good. But the experience is gerally a frustrating one, as there is barely any consistent longer stretches of climbing at moderate or steeper gradients. It is mostly just rolling terrain, until the last kilometer where a few steep switchbacks give some variation. Unfortunately, what could be a fun ending to the climb is marred by loose gravel that has been thrown on to the pavement. This was an issue in october 2023 and july 2024, and I can't say if it is still the case. Be very careful if you descend the same way back - I crashed there in 2024 as the bike slid out on the loose gravel.
Nice climb, virtually no traffic. Nice to get the climbing back into your legs before going up the Ventoux, for example.
Fijne klim, vrijwel geen verkeer. Lekker om het klimmen weer in de benen te krijgen voordat je bv de Ventoux op gaat.
Nice climb with lots of variation in percentages but nowhere really steep. Only the last part is hard. Good tarmac and lots of swerving. Watch out for oncoming (freight) traffic as there are a few "blind" turns.
Lekkere klim met veel afwisseling in percentages maar nergens echt steil. Alleen het laatste stuk is effe doorbijten. Goed lopend asfalt en veel geslinger. Let op met tegemoetkomend (vracht)verkeer aangezien er enkele "blinde" bochten zijn.
Cool! As soon as you leave Mirabel, you enter an oasis of calm. Little traffic, changing natural scenery. Percentages are easy to digest, only the finale requires a little effort. The descent ripples gently until Les Pilles, where you can enjoy a fabulous view of the riverside village.
Gaaf! Zodra je Mirabel verlaat, kom je in een oase van rust. Weinig verkeer, wisselend natuurlandschap. Percentages zijn eenvoudig te verteren, enkel het slot vraagt even een inspanning. De afdaling kabbelt rustig tot Les Pilles, waar je kan genieten van een fabuleus mooi zocht op het dorp aan de rivier.
Climbed 2 July 2021. Beautiful climb with indeed a somewhat tricky last km. Beautiful views and often good weather. Lovely cycling. Highly recommended.
Beklommen 2 juli 2021. Mooie klim met inderdaad een wat lastige laatste km. Mooie uitzichten en vaal goed weer. Heerlijk fietsen. Aanrader.
Nice climb, nice and quiet and nice surroundings. Where the valley is narrowest it gets a bit steeper for a while, but only the last 500m is really steep. Unfortunately, that was resurfaced in autumn 2023 with a few centimetres of crushed stone. So standing on the pedals that last bit doesn't work: your rear wheel will slip. So sit down and keep going.
The descent on the other side is a very wide open valley and with the low percentages you can descend and look around.
Fijne beklimming, lekker rustig en leuke omgeving. Waar het dal het smalst is wordt het even wat steiler, maar alleen de laatste 500m is echt steil. Helaas is dat in het najaar van 2023 opnieuw geasfalteerd waarbij er een paar centimeter steenslag op gestort is. Dus dat laatste stukje even op de pedalen gaan staan werkt niet: je achterwiel slipt door. Even zittend doorbijten dus.
De afdaling aan de andere kant is een heel wijds open dal en met de lage percentages kan je lekker afdalen en rondkijken.
Nice climb to ride. Percentages are between three and four per cent. However, the devil is in the tail. Beautiful scenery and very quiet.
Leuke beklimming om te rijden. Percentages zitten tussen de drie en vier procent. Het venijn zit echter in de staart. Een prachtige omgeving en erg rustig.
Beautiful surroundings and the climb is easy to do. The Drôme Provencale is anyway a beautiful area to cycle.
Prachtige omgeving en de beklimming is goed te doen. De Drôme Provencale is sowieso een mooi gebied in te fietsen.
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| 7 mph | 00:35:14 |
| 9 mph | 00:27:27 |
| 12 mph | 00:20:37 |
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