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Col du Rideux South

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2 reviews | Elevation profile | 1 photo
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Elevation profile Col du Rideux South

Statistics

Difficulty points 132
Length 1.4 mi
Average gradient 6.9%
Steepest segment 12.9%
Total ascent 515 ft

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Beautiful scenery
#63 toughest climb of Belgian Luxembourg
#58 most elevation gain of Heart of the Ardennes
#36 average steepest climb of Heart of the Ardennes
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Col du Rideux South is a climb in the region Heart of the Ardennes. It is 1.4 mi long and bridges 515 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 132. The top of the ascent is located at 1220 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.

Road name: Rue Pierressart

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.
A very fine climb indeed, part forest, part country, and one of the "favourites" of the authors of the Cotacol encyclopaedia, whose climb is listed at no. 375. Unfortunately, I can only confirm the poor state of the road. Despite this, it should be noted that this climb is traditionally used by the Vélomédiane-Claude Criquielion... in the downhill direction!... read more

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Reviews (2)

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Franck_Pastor
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A very fine climb indeed, part forest, part country, and one of the "favourites" of the authors of the Cotacol encyclopaedia, whose climb is listed at no. 375.

Unfortunately, I can only confirm the poor state of the road. Despite this, it should be noted that this climb is traditionally used by the Vélomédiane-Claude Criquielion... in the downhill direction!

Très belle ascension en effet, tantôt forestière tantôt champêtre, qui est d'ailleurs un des «coups de cœur» des auteurs de l'encyclopédie Cotacol dont c'est l'ascension répertoriée n°375.

Je ne peux malheureusement que confirmer l'état dégradé de la route. À noter que malgré cela cette côte est traditionnellement empruntée par la Vélomédiane-Claude Criquielion… dans le sens de la descente !

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Jasper08
4 y 4.0
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Not the most difficult, but certainly not to be underestimated. There are some difficult pieces in it.
Beautiful scenery, but the road surface is less beautiful unfortunately.
Found the north side of this climb (where we rode down) both in terms of climb and road better.

Niet de lastigste, maar zeker ook niet te onderschatten. Zitten toch enkele lastige stukken in.
Mooie omgeving, maar het wegdek is minder mooi helaas.
Vond de Noord kant van deze klim (waar we naar beneden gereden zijn) zowel qua klim als wegdek mooier.

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Climbing times

5 mph 00:16:58
7 mph 00:12:00
9 mph 00:09:21
12 mph 00:07:02

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Frequently Asked Questions

Col du Rideux can be cycled from 7 sides. Col du Rideux North is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via Col du Rideux East, Col du Rideux South, Col du Rideux North from Aisne, Col du Rideux Northeast, Col du Rideux Southeast & Col du Rideux from Aisne via El Coulêye.

You don't need special gearing for Col du Rideux South. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

Col du Rideux South is a 4th-category climb. A sprint to the top is usually not an option, and untrained riders will definitely feel it in their legs. For trained cyclists, it is a great training climb.

Col du Rideux South is 1.4 mi long.

The average gradient of Col du Rideux South is 6.9%.

Col du Rideux South has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 12.9%.

The summit of Col du Rideux South is at 1220 ft.

At a slow pace of 5 mph, it takes about 00:16:58 to climb Col du Rideux South. At 7 mph the time is 00:12:00, and at 9 mph 00:09:21. For the fastest cyclists, 00:07:02 is an achievable time.

Col du Rideux South is located in the region Heart of the Ardennes in Belgium.

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