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Expert Ride : A trip to the Col des Annes

Sport, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route in La Giettaz
82.0 km
4h
Medium

  • Two short, fairly easy passes: Aravis and Croix Fry. Then we get down to business with the Col des Annes, which sets the tone for the journey. An old-fashioned pass with all its ruggedness, beauty and calm!

  • * Route details :
    Departure from La Giettaz - Col des Aravis - Col de La Croix Fry - Thônes - St Jean de Sixt via the Villards sur Thônes road - Grand Bornand - Col des Annes - Grand Bornand - Col des Aravis - La Giettaz; 82km, 2440 m+.

    * Difficult sections :
    The first little difficulty of the week to get you started is the Col des Aravis from the village of La Giettaz, which covers 6km and has a relatively steady gradient that can still reach 8% in places.
    The second difficulty, the...
    * Route details :
    Departure from La Giettaz - Col des Aravis - Col de La Croix Fry - Thônes - St Jean de Sixt via the Villards sur Thônes road - Grand Bornand - Col des Annes - Grand Bornand - Col des Aravis - La Giettaz; 82km, 2440 m+.

    * Difficult sections :
    The first little difficulty of the week to get you started is the Col des Aravis from the village of La Giettaz, which covers 6km and has a relatively steady gradient that can still reach 8% in places.
    The second difficulty, the ascent of the Col de la Croix Fry on the La Clusaz side, has no high-percentage sections but a final stretch of more than 3.5km at 7-8% (with a small, life-saving plateau at the end of a long hairpin bend).
    The last climb will be the small but tough Col des Annes.
    From the hamlet of Les Plans, there will be 6.8 km with a terrible average gradient of 9.5%! There's hardly a metre of flat (a tiny 370 m at the hamlet of La Duche), a 1.1 km section at 12%, the last kilometre and a half at almost 11.5%, and the last 500 metres at 12.5%!
    The return via the other side of the Aravis mountains will be a mere formality.
  • Groups (Max capacity)
    • 12  Maximum number of people
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