| Beautiful scenery |
| 20 hairpin turns |
| #72 toughest climb of Haute Savoie |
| #39 most elevation gain of Haute Savoie |
| #52 longest climb of Haute Savoie |
Col de la Joux Verte / Avoriaz from Morzine is a climb in the region Haute Savoie. It is 6.7 mi long and bridges 2454 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 538. The top of the ascent is located at 5774 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 10 reviews of this climb and uploaded 28 photos.
Road names: Route d'Avoriaz
4.0 by JamieMThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: English.Really nice climb this. Pretty quiet and very peaceful at the top... although that may be because the top in Avoriaz is basically a massive car park, which seems to be empty in the summer. Some great views on the way up, and a few places with trees offering shade on a hot day. Nice to have the Tour de France km markers all the way up as well, although there is not obvious finishing point... the last sign/marker is 1.3km to go, then.... nothing. Bit weird, but obviously doesn't take anyt... read more
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Very nice, steady climb. Very doable for most. No irregular, steep pinches, but not easy either!
A fine, winding climb from Morzine, in the shade, with regular but not excessive gradients. The final section is more open, particularly in the last few kilometres with a wider road that makes the finish interminable. Otherwise, the views are beautiful and the climb is interesting.
Belle montée, en lacets au départ de Morzine, à l'ombre, avec des pentes régulières et pas excessives. La dernière partie est plus dégagée et notamment dans les derniers km avec une route plus large qui rend le final interminable. Sinon la vue est belle et la montée est intéressante à faire.
A col with gentler percentages than the nearby Col de Joux Plane but the views are just a bit nicer. In the first part you look at the beautiful Morzine valley and in the 2nd part you look out on Avoriaz, known for Tour arrivals. If you want, you can continue just after the top of this Col to Avoriaz. At the top you will be rewarded with phenomenal views of Mont de Grange.
Een col met zachtere percentages dan de nabijgelegen Col de Joux Plane maar de uitzichten zijn net iets mooier. In het eerste deel kijk je naar de prachtige Morzine vallei en in het 2de deel kijk je uit op Avoriaz, bekend van Tour-aankomsten. Als je wil kan je net na de top van deze Col doorrijden tot aan Avoriaz. Op de top Word je beloond met een fenomenaal uitzicht op de Mont de Grange.
My first Alpine climb. Absolutely loved it! Nothing too steep requiring an out-of-saddle effort, but absolutely no flat either. Constant gradient pretty much all the way up to Avoriaz. The switchbacks early in the climb are all in the shade, so it didn't get too hot, but after the switchbacks it was more open and exposed. Once you get to the café at the junction for the descent it's worth the extra 1km of effort to say you've summited Avoriaz. And there's a good viewpoint from the top overlooking the golf course. The road surface was impeccable all the way up. No potholes whatsoever (the English Highways Agency really need to take a leaf out of the French's book). The roads up this way are also wide enough for cars to pass with plenty of room. The descent back down to Lake Montriond was fun, passing through a ski resort and goat village on the way. Lake Montriond is absolutely stunning. I ended my ride there to meet the family. If you wanted to take this route up to Avoriaz, the roads are much narrower and busier, but it gets quiter after the ski resort. I would definitely recommend this climb.
The climb took place at 8am on Tuesday 29 April 2025. As I like to go up quietly without being passed by cars all the time, it was perfect! An accessible climb for a first time in the mountains, and at this time of year the pretty views of the snow-capped peaks help pass the time.
Montée effectuée à 8h00 le mardi 29 avril 2025. Comme j'aime monter tranquillement sans me faire doubler sans arrêt par des voitures, c'était parfait ! Montée accessible pour une première à la montagne, à cette époque de jolies vues sur les sommets enneigés vous font passer le temps
after doing the Col de Joux Plane... take a descent via Morzine ....to start the Col de Joux Verte via Avoriaz.
nice climb , good roads, ..somewhere halfway the descent there's a village with goats on the street :-)
and at the bottom of the descent the lac de Montriond
all surrounded by nice scenery
Personally it was my first big pass and I liked it. The landscape is great but the passage of the cars is quite consequent despite everything. The difficulty level is quite high at the beginning but after the hairpins the rest of the climb is not complicated.
Personnellement c’était mon premier grand col et j’ai bien aimé. Le paysage est super mais le passage des voitures est assez conséquent malgré tout. Niveau difficulté, le début comme assez fort mais après avoir passé les épingles le reste de la montée n’est pas compliqué
Nice climb on a perfect road! A real bike highway. Steady gradients all the way to the top with countless switchbacks above Morzine.
Belle ascension sur une route parfaite ! Une vraie autoroute pour vélo. Des pourcentages réguliers jusqu'au sommet avec un nombre indénombrable de virages au dessus de Morzine.
Really nice climb this. Pretty quiet and very peaceful at the top... although that may be because the top in Avoriaz is basically a massive car park, which seems to be empty in the summer.
Some great views on the way up, and a few places with trees offering shade on a hot day. Nice to have the Tour de France km markers all the way up as well, although there is not obvious finishing point... the last sign/marker is 1.3km to go, then.... nothing. Bit weird, but obviously doesn't take anything away from the climb itself.
Nothing at the top for water or a coffee, but back down the slope a short way is a good cafe - right on the Joux-Vert sign.
Descent down the Joux-verte via the lake is definitely worth it. Great descent, good roads and some lovely views back into Morzine.
Super nice route with good road surface, long climb that gets too steep and you can keep on cycling to the ski village of Avoriaz (before you really are in Avoriaz you have to climb another 2km).
Super mooie route met goed wegdek, lange klim die te steil wordt en je lekker door kan blijven fietsen naar het skidorp Avoriaz (voordat je echt in Avoriaz bent moet je nog even 2km de klim doortrekken).
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