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| #64 average steepest climb of La Maurienne |
Valmeinier 1800 from Saint Michel de Maurienne is a climb in the region La Maurienne. It is 10.4 mi long and bridges 3747 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 821. The top of the ascent is located at 6083 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.
Road names: Rue du Galibier, D902 & D215A
3.0 by EddySThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.First part is the well-known telegraphe, after the turn there are still 7 km's to climb with a short descent in between. In the beginning reasonably some shadow thanks to the trees, afterwards only bright sun. On the telegraphe the known busy traffic, afterwards it is much quieter.... read more
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I agree with the previous comments, particularly MarijnS: the descent is superb.
The climb is fairly regular and much calmer once you leave the Route du Télégraphe.
And indeed, in midsummer in the middle of the day, it gets very hot.
But in itself, this fairly long climb is not very difficult.
Je rejoins les précédents commentaires et notamment MarijnS : la descente est superbe.
La montée est assez régulière et bien plus calme dès que l'on quitte la route du Télégraphe.
Et en effet, en plein été en milieu de journée il y fait très chaud.
Mais en soi, cette assez longue ascension n'est pas très difficile.
The Dauphine ended here in 2025 after riding over the Madeleine and the Croix de Fer. Beautiful tight road with flat hairpin bends to recover for a while. Straight through alpine meadows and therefore still quite tough because of the scorching sun (14:30). The descent is great.
De Dauphine eindigde hier in 2025 na een rit over de Madeleine en de Croix de Fer. Prachtige strakke weg met vlakke haarspeldbochten om even te herstellen. Dwars door de alpenweiden en daardoor toch best pittig vanwege de brandende zon (14:30 uur). De afdaling is geweldig.
First part is the well-known telegraphe, after the turn there are still 7 km's to climb with a short descent in between. In the beginning reasonably some shadow thanks to the trees, afterwards only bright sun. On the telegraphe the known busy traffic, afterwards it is much quieter.
Eerste deel is de gekende telegraphe, na de afslag zijn er nog 7 km's te beklimmen met een korte afdaling ertussen. In het begin redelijk wat schaduw dankzij de bomen, nadien alleen nog maar felle zon. Op de telegraphe het gekende drukke verkeer, nadien is het veel rustiger.
Ascent on 31 August 2019 on the 1st day of the Maurienne-Galibier event. A regular climb. In summer, the greatest difficulty is perhaps the traffic and the heat. From Valloire, it's also a great climb for training.
Montée le 31 août 2019 lors du 1er jour de l'événement Maurienne-Galibier. Montée régulière. En été, la plus grande difficulté est peut-être le trafic et la chaleur. Depuis Valloire, c'est aussi une belle montée pour s'entraîner.
| 5 mph | 02:05:16 |
| 7 mph | 01:28:41 |
| 9 mph | 01:09:07 |
| 12 mph | 00:51:55 |
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