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| #30 average steepest climb of Savoie |
Lullion from Esserts-Blay is a climb in the region Savoie. It is 4.8 mi long and bridges 2234 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 8.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 652. The top of the ascent is located at 3422 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.
Road names: Montée de la Vieille Forge & Route de la Fouettaz
3.0 by sergenavetatThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.Done on 9 May 2024 on a beautiful afternoon. Being from the area, I did this climb about twenty years ago and would never have done it again if I hadn't found the profile on Climbfinder. Back then I was younger and stronger, but I had a lot of development work to do on my bike and I remember struggling a lot. It's a wilder and more difficult climb than its neighbour, Le Plan du Four: https://climbfinder.com/fr/montees/le-plan-du-four-saint-paul-sur-isere From the start the gradient ... read more
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Done on 9 May 2024 on a beautiful afternoon.
Being from the area, I did this climb about twenty years ago and would never have done it again if I hadn't found the profile on Climbfinder.
Back then I was younger and stronger, but I had a lot of development work to do on my bike and I remember struggling a lot.
It's a wilder and more difficult climb than its neighbour, Le Plan du Four: https://climbfinder.com/fr/montees/le-plan-du-four-saint-paul-sur-isere
From the start the gradient is steep 8-9-10％ , the tarmac is good to medium, 3 small hamlets will be crossed (La Poyat, La Fouettaz and le Plan du Chouet), after the sign indicating Rte à viabilité incertain (road of uncertain viability) there are 3Km left, the road surface becomes very mixed and the double-digit percentages follow one another between 11 and 13％ until about 500M from the finish where the gradient becomes manageable again.
It's worth noting that there are 21 crossings on the final section, which isn't a problem on the way up, but be careful on the way down.
Conclusion: A difficult climb that becomes steeper and wilder as the final stretch approaches. Despite the fact that a large part of the route is in the woods, there are still a few gaps that offer great views.
Definitely worth doing if you're on holiday nearby.
Faites le 9 Mai 2024 par un bel après-midi.
Étant de la région, j'avais fait cette ascension il y a environ une vingtaine d'années et je n'y serais jamais revenu si je n'avais pas trouvé le profil sur Climbfinder.
À l'époque j'étais plus jeune, plus fort mais j'avais des développements importants sur mon vélo et je me souviens d'avoir beaucoup peiné.
C'est une montée plus sauvage et plus difficile que sa voisine Le Plan du Four: https://climbfinder.com/fr/montees/le-plan-du-four-saint-paul-sur-isere
Dès le départ la pente est élevée 8-9-10％ , le bitume est bon à moyen, 3 petits hameaux seront traversés ( La Poyat, La Fouettaz et le Plan du Chouet ) ,après le panneau qui indique Rte à viabilité incertaine il reste 3Km , la chaussée devient très mitigée et les pourcentages à 2 chiffres se succèdent entre 11 et 13％ jusqu'à environ 500M du final où la pente redevient gérable.
À signaler que sur la dernière partie il y a 21 traverses, ce n'est pas gênant lors de la montée mais prudence dans la descente.
Conclusion : Une ascension difficile qui devient de plus en plus raide et de plus en plus sauvage au fur et à mesure que le final approche, malgré une grande partie dans les bois, quelques trouées permettent d'entrevoir de beaux points de vues.
À faire vraiment si vous êtes en vacances à côté.
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