Col des Montets from Barberine - Border is a climb in the region Alps. It is 3.9 mi long and bridges 1096 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 222. The top of the ascent is located at 4810 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.
3.0 by LucJansenThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.I climbed this Col des Montets (from the Swiss border) on June 19 during the heat wave. This side of the pass is cooler and definitely less strenuous than the French side. There’s more shade here. The first 2 km are tough, but after that it’s not too bad, with just a short, steep climb to the pass. There’s a new visitor center there, and to the left of the entrance (even when the center is closed), there’s a spring in the wall with cool, clear, drinkable water. It’s worth the detour. ... read more
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I climbed this Col des Montets (from the Swiss border) on June 19 during the heat wave. This side of the pass is cooler and definitely less strenuous than the French side. There’s more shade here. The first 2 km are tough, but after that it’s not too bad, with just a short, steep climb to the pass. There’s a new visitor center there, and to the left of the entrance (even when the center is closed), there’s a spring in the wall with cool, clear, drinkable water. It’s worth the detour.
Deze Col des Montets (vanaf de Zwitserse grens) beklommen op 19 juni in de hittegolf. Deze zijde van de col is koeler en duidelijk minder zwaar dan de Franse zijde. Meer schaduw hier. Eerste 2 km lastig daarna valt het mee met een klein kuitenbijtertje naar de col. Daar een nieuw bezoekerscentrum met links van de ingang (ook wanneer dit centrum gesloten is) een bron in de muur met koel , helder, drinkwater. Een omweg waard.
This slope is quite pleasant, with plenty of shade. Much less traffic than via Les Praz. The first few kilometres have some nice gradients, then it gets easier as you pass through the villages, and finally it gets more demanding again before the summit. Magnificent views at the finish. It's primarily a route back to Chamonix from Switzerland, but it's still a nice one.
Ce versant est plutôt agréable, assez ombragé. Beaucoup moins de trafic que via Les Praz. Premiers km avec des pourcentages sympa, puis plus simple lors de la traversée des villages, et enfin de nouveau plus exigeant avant le sommet. Panorama magnifique à l’arrivée. Il s’agit avant tout d’un passage pour revenir à Chamonix lorsqu’on est parti en Suisse, mais il reste sympathique
Beautiful climb that doesn't make you immediately realise this is France. Climbing is easy as it never gets really steep. Traffic is not too bad, I would expect more from Switzerland. The road is nice and direct and brings you into chamonix.
Mooie klim die je niet meteen doet beseffen dat dit Frankrijk is. Beklimmen gaat makkelijk want het echt steil wordt het nooit. Het verkeer valt me mee, ik zou er meer verwachten vanuit Zwitserland. De weg is lekker direct en brengt je in chamonix.
Nothing amazing about this climb... I was only doing this to get back to Chamonix. But the road surface is really good, and the traffic pretty light, compared to the very busy other side of Montets. Nice to climb in amongst the trees and the view over the tops and into Chamonix are great.
On it's own, I wouldn't recommend, but getting over to do Barrage d'Emosson(from Chamonix earlier that day) and the descent on the other side back to Chamonix are pretty damn good and make it worth the trip (assuming you're in Chamonix).
Considerably better half of the Col des Montets. Quieter, more charming and meanders nicely there the pass to the top. It doesn't get really steep, so a nice offshoot after climbing more serious climbs in the area.
Beduidend betere helft van de Col des Montets. Rustiger, lieflijker en kronkelt mooi daar de pas richting de top. Echt steil wordt het niet, een lekkere uitloper dus na het beklimmen van serieuzere beklimmingen in de omgeving.
Cycled this one on the way back from the Barrage d'Emosson towards Chamonix. A lot quieter on the road than during the climb from the other side, nice start through the woods, while you follow L'Eau Noire. At a certain point after a right turn you enter Vallorcine, here are some intersections, but it is very quiet so you can actually cycle on in one go. After Vallorcine the road meanders quietly through a wider valley with a few farms and green meadows. The closer you get to the top, the narrower the valley, the steeper the road gets. It doesn't get really steep though, because soon you reach the lake on the top, and the descent towards Chamonix can begin.
Deze gefietst op de terugweg vanaf de Barrage d'Emosson richting Chamonix. Een stuk rustiger op de weg dan tijdens de beklimming vanaf de andere kant, mooi begin door de bossen, terwijl je L'Eau Noire volgt. Op een gegeven moment na een bocht naar rechts rijd je Vallorcine in, hier zijn wat kruispunten, maar het is erg rustig dus je kan eigenlijk in een keer door fietsen. Na Vallorcine slingert de weg rustig door, eerst een wat bredere vallei met her en der boerderijen en groene weides. Naar mate je dichter bij de top komt, word de vallei steeds smaller, en de weg steeds steiler. Echt steil word het echter niet, want al snel ben je bij het meertje op de top, en kan de afdaling richting Chamonix beginnen.
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