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Col de la croix de fer loop

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Col de la croix de fer loop

James and Lewis Turner planned a road ride

August 24, 2021

Col de la croix de fer loop

Hard

04:47

70.4km

14.7km/h

2,410m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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1.22 km

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

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The place itself is not exactly inviting.
The little villages around are nicer.

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4.79 km

Great view over the needles of arves

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Beautiful views

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14.7 km

Departure from the Mollard

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Every kilometer there is a cycling tip. Little traffic, partial shade and 13 hairpin bends.

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29.5 km

Col de la Croix de Fer

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There are three different ways to climb to the top of the Col de la Croix de Fer. The most famous is the climb from the Verney dam in the …

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32.2 km

Col du Glandon

Restaurant

32.2 km

Chalet at Col du Glandon

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Famous last bend leading to the Glandon pass.

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32.5 km

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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41.9 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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59.8 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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61.8 km

Montvernier

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Super road hardly a car!

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70.4 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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69.8 km

432 m

272 m

Surfaces

70.3 km

229 m

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Lowest point (460 m)

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Col de la croix de fer loop

Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Great view over the needles of arves

Departure from the Mollard

Col de la Croix de Fer

Chalet at Col du Glandon

View of Mont-Blanc

Short section to catch your breath

Montvernier Hairpins

Montvernier

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