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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne
Saint-Colomban-Des-Villards

Lacets de Montvernier – Montvernier Hairpins loop from Col du Glandon

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne
Saint-Colomban-Des-Villards

Lacets de Montvernier – Montvernier Hairpins loop from Col du Glandon

Hard

166

riders

Lacets de Montvernier – Montvernier Hairpins loop from Col du Glandon

03:57

59.3km

1,890m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 20 m for 8.07 km

Closed: • November(Middle)-May(End) (otherwise open)

After 51.1 km for 6.53 km

Closed: • November(Middle)-May(End) (otherwise open)

After 57.8 km for 1.53 km

Closed: • November(Middle)-May(End) (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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28 m

Col du Glandon

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The Col du Glandon from La Chambre is 21.3 kilometers long with a total elevation gain of 1,472 meters. The average gradient is 6.9% with maximum gradients of 11%. This …

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35 m

View of Mont-Blanc

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A few meters above the top of the pass there is an installation made up of four stone steles - these mark the view of Mont Blanc, which can be …

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9.47 km

Short section to catch your breath

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At Saint-Colomban-des-Villards, the Glandon North Rise gives you a chance to breathe. Almost flat, even a few meters downhill, the road goes over a step in the valley and offers …

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20.1 km

Drinking Water at the Cemetery

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A really useful watering hole which has saved me a few times. There aren't many places to refuel on the climb to the Col du Glandon and this is one …

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26.3 km

About 2.5 km at an average of ~8%. The tight switchbacks ultimately make the climb quite easy.

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26.6 km

Lacets de Montvernier

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Departure of the laces of the montvenier, made popular by the tour de France, super easy to climb.

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29.7 km

Montvernier

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Super road hardly a car!

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29.7 km

Montvernier Hairpins

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Les Lacets de Montvernier is a highest point in the French Alps. It's a short climb of only 2.32 kilometers long with 287 meters of drop. The average slope is …

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57.6 km

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Viewpoint

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59.3 km

End point

Parking

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59.2 km

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< 100 m

Surfaces

58.9 km

326 m

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< 100 m

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