Col des Ayes from Tencin is a climb in the region Grenoble. It is 6.9 mi long and bridges 2323 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 563. The top of the ascent is located at 3084 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road name: D30
3.0 by Seb38This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.A steady climb, often in the shade, to Theys, then a more sustained climb in the sunshine to the pass. Nice views of the Chartreuse and Grésivaudan, as well as Belledonne. There can be quite a lot of traffic on the road, especially on the way home from work. The tarmac is generally OK. The pass is 10km at 7％ not 11.2km at 6.3％. ... read more
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A steady climb, often in the shade, to Theys, then a more sustained climb in the sunshine to the pass. Nice views of the Chartreuse and Grésivaudan, as well as Belledonne. There can be quite a lot of traffic on the road, especially on the way home from work. The tarmac is generally OK. The pass is 10km at 7％ not 11.2km at 6.3％.
Montée régulière et souvent ombragée jusqu'à Theys, puis plus soutenue et au soleil jusqu'au col. Vue sympa sur la Chartreuse et le Grésivaudan ainsi que Belledonne. Il peut y avoir pas mal de circulation sur la route, surtout aux heures de retour du travail. Le bitume est plutôt correcte dans l'ensemble. Le col fait 10km à 7％ et non 11,2km à 6,3％.
The start is relatively easy, but the going gets tougher as soon as you enter the picturesque village of Theys. The slope will remain steep until the edge of the Ayes pass, while slowly and progressively decreasing.
Nice views on the way up... mainly towards the back. It is possible to continue to the ski resort of Prapoutel or Pipay (the junction is a bit higher), or to Prabert and the small col du Lautaret (nothing to do with the big col of the same name).
The part between Theys and the col des Ayes is very exposed to the sun; take this into account in case of strong heat. Note that there is a certified drinking water source at the pass.
On the way down, it's very fast up to Theys and you have to be careful, for this reason, and even more so in case of gravel (as recently).
Début relativement aisé, mais ça se corse très nettement dès l'entrée du pittoresque village de Theys. La pente restera raide jusqu'aux abords du col des Ayes, tout en diminuant lentement et progressivement.
Jolis points de vue lors de la montée… essentiellement vers l'arrière. Possibilité de poursuivre son effort jusqu'à la station de ski de Prapoutel ou celle de Pipay (la bifurcation se fait un peu plus haut), ou bien vers Prabert et le petit col du Lautaret (rien à voir avec le grand col du même nom).
La partie entre Theys et le col des Ayes est très exposée au soleil ; en tenir compte en cas de forte chaleur. À noter que se trouve au col une source d'eau certifiée potable.
Dans le sens de la descente, c'est très rapide jusqu'à Theys et il faut se montrer prudent, pour cette raison, et encore plus en cas de gravillonnage (comme récemment).
| 5 mph | 01:23:41 |
| 7 mph | 00:59:15 |
| 9 mph | 00:46:10 |
| 12 mph | 00:34:41 |
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