| Hidden gem |
| 14 hairpin turns |
| #64 toughest climb of La Maurienne |
| #62 most elevation gain of La Maurienne |
| #60 longest climb of La Maurienne |
| #58 average steepest climb of La Maurienne |
Valfréjus is a climb in the region La Maurienne. It is 3.7 mi long and bridges 1325 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 338. The top of the ascent is located at 5089 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.
Road name: Route de Bardonéche, D216
4.0 by pierre81This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.In the shadow of the Alpine giants nearby, the climb up to Valfréjus is a great challenge. It's quite demanding, as the gradient is very irregular: one wall and one flat after another, doing you more harm than good. But the numerous hairpins and magnificent scenery make you forget that your legs are getting hot. It's a great climb that would be a shame to miss!... read more
Welcome! Please activate your account if you would like to share something. Look for the verification email in your inbox.
If you want to upload your photos, you need to create an account. It only takes 1 minute and it's completely free.
Continue with Google
Continue with Facebook
Continue with Apple
Sign up with email
In the shadow of the Alpine giants nearby, the climb up to Valfréjus is a great challenge. It's quite demanding, as the gradient is very irregular: one wall and one flat after another, doing you more harm than good. But the numerous hairpins and magnificent scenery make you forget that your legs are getting hot. It's a great climb that would be a shame to miss!
À l'ombre des géants des Alpes dans le voisinage, la montée de Valfréjus est un super défi. Plutôt exigeant car la pente est très irrégulière : les murs et les replats s'enchaînent et vous font plus de mal que de bien. Mais les nombreuses épingles et les paysages magnifiques vous font oublier que les jambes chauffent. Une très belle montée qu'il serait dommage de manquer !
14 beautiful bends! A miniature Alpe d'Huez?
These bends are numbered. They deserve it.
The road is practically faultless. The scenery is more than pleasant. The gradients are much more irregular than the profile would suggest. On several occasions, you are confronted with short, abrupt "raidillons".
I climbed on a Friday afternoon: a few motorists were on their way to the Valfréjus resort, which is actually quite pleasant.
The chalets try not to disfigure the landscape too much. The atmosphere is family-friendly.
The views over the mountain ridges are delicate. On the heights, the snow is still there at the end of August.
On the way up, don't miss the chapel of Le Charmaix, desperately clinging to the rock.
In short, a truly beautiful climb!
Continue on to Le Seuil and even further on to the Fréjus tunnel vent.
14 très beaux virages !
L’Alpe d’Huez miniature ?
Ces lacets sont numérotés. Ils le méritent.
La route est pratiquement irréprochable. Les paysages sont plus que plaisants. Les pourcentages sont bien plus irréguliers que ce que laisse imaginer le profil. À plusieurs reprises, on est confronté à de brusques et courts « raidillons ».
J’ai grimpé un vendredi après midi : quelques automobilistes se rendaient à la station de Valfréjus qui d’ailleurs est plutôt agréable.
Les chalets ont essayé de ne pas trop défigurer les paysages. L’ambiance est familiale.
Les vues sur les crêtes des montagnes sont délicates. Sur les hauteurs, la neige est encore là, fin août.
Sur le chemin, ne ratez pas la chapelle du Charmaix, désespérément accrochée à la roche.
Bref, une vraie belle ascension !
Il faut poursuivre vers Le Seuil et plus loin encore jusqu’à l’aération du tunnel du Fréjus.
Very nice climb with light traffic. Once you've crossed the highway - there are exits and entries to it, but it's not in any way interfering with the climb - the hairpins have numbers, starting at 14 (I think) and counting down to the village. It's worth continuing past Valfréjus up to and past le Seuil to the ventilation outlet for the Fréjus tunnel. That bit starts with a poor stretch of road, but quickly becomes neatly paved a bit further on.
What a beautiful climb this is. Very nice views of both the bare peaks with some snow and deep views into the valley. As the climb progresses you see other views. In between you also climb over a river where a house is. At the top is also beautiful the text above is somewhat misleading, easy to find with signs and not hindered by a highway. The tarmac is also sublime and little traffic. If you have some left you can do the next climb. Classification beautiful landscape definitely worth it could not make enough pictures. Climb itself is nice and spicy starts easy but the last 3 km are delicious!
Wat een schitterende klim is dit. Hele mooie vergezichten van zowel de kale toppen met wat sneeuw als diepe zichten in het dal. Naarmate de klim vordert zie je weer andere uitzichten. Tussendoor klim je ook over een rivier heen waar een huisje staat. Op de top is het ook prachtig de text hierboven is iets misleidend, goed te vinden met bordjes en geen hinder van een snelweg. Het asfalt is ook subliem en weinig verkeer. Als je nog wat over hebt kun je de volgende klim doen. Classificatie mooi landschap zeker waard kon niet genoeg foto's maken. Klim zelf is lekker pittig begint makkelijk maar de laatste 3 km zijn heerlijk!
| 5 mph | 00:44:10 |
| 7 mph | 00:31:16 |
| 9 mph | 00:24:22 |
| 12 mph | 00:18:18 |
This page is better in the app
