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| 16 hairpin turns |
| #51 toughest climb of La Maurienne |
| #49 most elevation gain of La Maurienne |
| #46 longest climb of La Maurienne |
| #61 average steepest climb of La Maurienne |
Col du Sapey from Saint Julien Montdenis is a climb in the region La Maurienne. It is 6.1 mi long and bridges 2238 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 547. The top of the ascent is located at 4314 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 23 photos.
Road names: Avenue de la Grange Neuve & D 79
4.0 by CromagnonThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.This is the beautiful road that also leads to Montdenis-Les Villes. But to reach the pass, you have to turn left onto a tiny road, which starts out sandy, then suddenly becomes spotless! In any case, there are no signs. This is just after the fountain. There are no signs announcing the pass. There are no markers. What a pity! This is not the "official" version of the Col du Sapey. However, this road has almost as many twists and turns as those at Montvernier. The views over the val... read more
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This is the beautiful road that also leads to Montdenis-Les Villes.
But to reach the pass, you have to turn left onto a tiny road, which starts out sandy, then suddenly becomes spotless! In any case, there are no signs. This is just after the fountain.
There are no signs announcing the pass. There are no markers. What a pity!
This is not the "official" version of the Col du Sapey.
However, this road has almost as many twists and turns as those at Montvernier. The views over the valley are impressive.
The gradients always seem gentle. Passages at 9％ go by very well no doubt because you're too busy studying the valley and the switchbacks.
No traffic!
The end is wooded and the gradients are calmer.
At the top, a view of the Aiguilles d'Arves.
They're really far away!
Be careful: falling rocks are no joke! The road is strewn with stones.
A very pretty pass, rather short, rather easy, rather pleasant.
C’est la très belle route route qui conduit aussi à Montdenis-Les Villes.
Mais, pour atteindre le col, il faut bifurquer vers la gauche sur une minuscule route, d’abord sablonneuse, puis subitement impeccable ! En tout cas, rien n’est indiqué. Ça se passe juste après la fontaine.
Aucun panneau n’annonce le col. Aucune borne ne le balise. Triste !
Ici, ce n’est pas la version « officielle » du col du Sapey.
Pourtant, cette route décrit des lacets presqu’aussi chouettes que ceux de Montvernier. Les vues sur la vallée sont impressionnantes.
Les pourcentages semblent toujours doux. Les passages à 9％ passent très bien sans doute parce que l’on est trop occupé à étudier la vallée et les lacets.
Pas de circulation !
La fin est boisée et les pourcentages sont apaisés.
Là-haut, une vue sur les aiguilles d’Arves.
Elles sont vraiment loin !
Attention : les chutes de pierres ne sont pas une plaisanterie ! La route est jonchée de cailloux.
Un très joli col plutôt court, plutôt facile, plutôt agréable.
Driving to the foot of this climb is not so cool. But on the climb itself, it is very quiet. Road surface is ok, but especially on the last stretch not so good. That last stretch is very nice though, through a pine forest on the mountainside. The descent afterwards is very tricky at first, as there are many gutters across the width of the road.
Naar de voet van deze beklimming rijden is niet zo tof. Maar op de klim zelf is het heel rustig. Wegdek is ok, maar zeker op het laatste stukje minder goed. Dat laatste stuk is wel heel mooi, door een dennenwoud op de bergflank. Afdaling nadien is in het begin zeker goed opletten, want er liggen veel gootjes over de breedte van de weg.
A lovely climb on a road that is not very busy but is very exposed to the sun. The descent to Hermillon is steep in parts, with water gullies running through...be careful! Beautiful view of Saint Jean and the Aiguilles d'Arves.
Jolie montée sur une route peu fréquentée mais très exposée au soleil. La descente vers Hermillon est raide, dans certaines portions, et traversées par des rigoles d'écoulement d'eau...vigilance! Belle Vue sur Saint Jean et les Aiguilles d'Arves.
Nice little climb with stunning views and good hairpins. Road surface and next to no traffic make this an enjoyable climb.
A quiet col with little to no traffic with a classic balcony/cliff hugging section that merges into 16 lacets (hairpins). After steady climbing turn off for a flattish section and you are there.
A quiet col with little to no traffic with a classic balcony/cliff hugging section that merges into 16 lacets (hairpins). After steady climbing turn off for a flattish section and you are there.
Like the other side from Hermillon, the climb here also starts with a hairpin sequence. Not through the forest, but up via balconies against the bare rock face with no shade, with St.Jean de Maurienne deep below.
Route is therefore identical for the first 7 km to Montdennis/Les Villes (see Climbfinder) before turning left in Grenis.
There then follows a climb through the forest without hairpins on narrow road in questionable condition. Lots of potholes and grooves, but the fluorescent signs indicate that improvement is on the way. They were laying new asphalt
(June 2023) with wide metal water gutters across the road!
At the summit, with panoramic views of the valley,there is nothing apart from a small monument.
Lonely unknown climb starting with spectacular series of turns.
Net zoals de andere zijde vanuit Hermillon start de klim hier eveneens met een haarspeldbochtenreeks. Niet door het woud, maar omhoog via balkons tegen de kale rotsflank zonder schaduw, met diep beneden St.Jean de Maurienne.
Route is dan ook de eerste 7 km. identiek aan die naar Montdennis/Les Villes (zie Climbfinder) alvorens in Grenis links af te draaien.
Er volgt dan een klim door het bos zonder haarspeldbochten op smalle weg in bedenkelijke staat. Veel putten en groeven, maar de fluo aanduidingen indiceren dat er beterschap op komst is. Men was nieuw asfalt aan het leggen
(juni 2023) met brede metalen water goten dwars over de weg!
Op de top, met panoramisch uitzicht op het dal,is er buiten een klein monument niks.
Eenzame onbekende klim die start met spectaculaire bochtenreeks.
Nice climb while I was there. I set off from La Chambre with the intention of cycling La Toussiere. I didn't want to go back through the valley to my flat, so I did this climb among others. Reminded me a bit of the balcony of Oisains by the nice views on the Maurienne valley. Nice hairpin bends and to climb "okay" road surface. However, the first part of the descent is really bad because of the drains in the road surface, descend slowly otherwise the steering wheel will come out of your hands or your tyres will puncture on the bumps and gullies.
Leuke klim nu ik er toch was. Mijn rit vanuit La Chambre vertrokken met als doel La Toussiere te fietsen. Ik wilde niet door het dal terug naar mijn appartement, dus via o.a. deze klim gereden. Deed me een beetje denken aan het balkon van Oisains door de leuke uitzichten op het Maurienne dal. Leuke haardspeldbochten en om te klimmen "oké" wegdek. Echter is het eerste stuk van de afdaling wel echt slecht door de afwateringen in het wegdek, langzaam dalen anders slaat het stuur uit je handen of je banden stoten lek op de hobbels en geulen.
On this side the ascent to the Col du Sapey is only a short diversions from the ascent to Les Villes.
So you can do Les Villes and then return to the valley via the other side of the Col du Sapey which descends to Hermillon.
A very nice loop
Sur ce versant la montée au Col du Sapey n'est qu'un bref détour de l'ascension à les Villes.
https://climbfinder.com/fr/montees/les-villes-saint-julien-mont-denis
Donc vous pouvez faires Les villes puis rejoindre la vallée en passant par l'autre versant du Col du Sapey qui descend sur Hermillon.
Une boucle très sympathique
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