Soft Ride : Partial EDT recce from La Giettaz

Name: Soft Ride : Partial EDT recce from La Giettaz
Address: 1262 route du col des Aravis, La Giettaz, 73590, FRANCE
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Sport, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route in La Giettaz

106.0 km

Hard

A day's stage offering breathtaking scenery... You'll have to grit your teeth in places, but what a reward at the top: the mountain pastures and their herds, the mythical chapel, the dam, the lake and its magical colors....
* Route details :
Departure from La Giettaz - Flumet - Notre Dame de Bellecome - Col des Saisies - Beaufort - Arêches- Col du Pré - Col du Méraillet - Ville dessous - Ville dessus - Hauteluce - Col des Saisies - Notre Dame de Bellecombe - Flumet - La Giettaz: 106+km/3120m+.

* Tricky sections:
3 major difficulties:
- starting from Flumet, official ascent
This 14.6km climb is fairly regular, with gradients often between 6 and 7%, although there is a more sustained section at 8% for... Read more
* Route details :
Departure from La Giettaz - Flumet - Notre Dame de Bellecome - Col des Saisies - Beaufort - Arêches- Col du Pré - Col du Méraillet - Ville dessous - Ville dessus - Hauteluce - Col des Saisies - Notre Dame de Bellecombe - Flumet - La Giettaz: 106+km/3120m+.

* Tricky sections:
3 major difficulties:
- starting from Flumet, official ascent
This 14.6km climb is fairly regular, with gradients often between 6 and 7%, although there is a more sustained section at 8% for 1.350km. The last few kilometres will be easier to negotiate
- You'll have to work up a sweat from Beaufort all the way to the Col du Pré, with its 12.2km and 966m of gradient at an average gradient of 8%. But it's from Arèches onwards that things will get tougher: 15 twists and turns, with the gradient rising from 8 to 9.5%.
- You won't want to let your guard down on the return journey via the southern slope of the Col des Saisies, via another variant (Les Villes-Hauteluce) - 18km and 750m ascent.

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