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Le Danay from Saint-Jean-de-Sixt is a climb in the region Annecy. It is 3.1 mi long and bridges 1798 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 11%, resulting in a difficulty score of 631. The top of the ascent is located at 4990 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 8 photos.
Road names: Route de la Clusaz & Route du Danay
4.0 by sergenavetatThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.Done on 31 August 2023. I like this type of climb, short but very steep, to tell the truth I've specialised a bit and thanks to ClimbFinder I've found what I'm looking for. If you look up in St Jean de Sixt you'll see this road going up at the end of the Rte du Danay and from the bottom it's chilling, the graph is faithful and the gradients are steep at the start then follows a section in the woods between 12 and over 14％ until the end. The road surface is in good t... read more
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Done on 31 August 2023.
I like this type of climb, short but very steep, to tell the truth I've specialised a bit and thanks to ClimbFinder I've found what I'm looking for.
If you look up in St Jean de Sixt you'll see this road going up at the end of the Rte du Danay and from the bottom it's chilling, the graph is faithful and the gradients are steep at the start then follows a section in the woods between 12 and over 14％ until the end.
The road surface is in good to average condition, which isn't a problem on the climb given the low speed, but be careful on the descent where you sometimes have to apply the brakes very hard.
There are no miraculous views, just a climb for those who enjoy steep gradients.
Don't take the access road on the Grand Bornand side of the road, as it has been replaced by a café terrace at the cross, and the owners don't appreciate seeing bikes crossing between the tables and chairs. Access is via the Rte de La Clusaz.
Fait le 31 août 2023.
J'aime ce type de montée, courte mais très pentue, à vrai dire je me suis un peu spécialisé et merci à ClimbFinder où je trouve mon bonheur.
Si vous levez les yeux à St Jean de Sixt vous apercevrez cette route qui monte à la fin de la Rte du Danay et du bas ça fait froid dans le dos, le graphique est fidèle et les pentes sont fortes au départ puis suit une partie dans les bois entre 12 et plus de 14％ jusqu'à la fin.
L'état de la chaussée est bon à moyen, ce n'est pas gênant lors de la montée vu la faible vitesse mais attention dans la descente où il faut parfois serrer les freins très fort.
Pas de point de vue miraculeux, juste une ascension à faire pour ceux qui aiment les fortes pentes.
Ne pas prendre la route d'accès du côté de la route du Grand Bornand car elle est remplacée par une terrasse de café au niveau de la croix et les patrons n'apprécient pas de voir des vélos traverser entre les tables et les chaises, l'accès se fait sur la Rte de La Clusaz.
| 5 mph | 00:37:20 |
| 7 mph | 00:26:25 |
| 9 mph | 00:20:35 |
| 12 mph | 00:15:28 |
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