Exploring various - legal - forest tracks in summer with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains, meadows, streams and butterflies. The Col de la Croix de Fer via Saint Jean de Maurienne is ranked number 282 of the Alps. Unfortunately, the direct way down to St-Jean was also closed as they cleared up an avalanche – winter is tough on high Alps roads!

The base of the monument was on its side, and the cross itself nowhere in sight. Col du Glandon is on the shoulder of the Croix de Fer route. A big climb with two long steep stretches and two descents. I climbed back up to Croix de Fer. I saw the Glandon is currently closed – does is affect this route ?Glandon is now open (just opened), as is the west sideNote: there is an 8 kilometre variation to this route. Alpe d’Huez) with the Maurienne Valley (eg. As usual, I stopped at a bar for a drink (ice tea, I swear). Here is a map and details of five ways up the fabulous Croix de la Croix de Fer. Lots of snow on a couple of lower hairpins.A sign seemed to indicate that they would be mining and clearing the snow on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Boucle Prabert - Col de la Mine de Fer - Coche Traces GPS Forest fun in the mountains Offroading trail in Le Premier Villard, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). After a 7 kilometre descent, the route joins the classic west side of Croix de Fer at Belleville. I knew it was closed, but I had On the road, Glandon near summit. It has something like 40 hairpins on the lower section. More details The last 3 kilometres of Col du Glandon is pure hairpin heaven:Probably my least favourite, at least the lower part. Col de la Croix de Fer (and Col du Mont Cenis) are usually the first of the highest to open – (Glandon, Madeleine, Galibier, Iseran, etc. This climbs first to La Toussuire ski station then descends to join the main blue route from St-Jean-de-Maurienne. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The fun part of the west side (also part of routes #4 & #5) is the final 6 kilometres above the ski station St-Sorlin-d’Arves. Het spreekt voor zicht dat de conditie erg goed moet zijn voor deze tocht, maar je wordt beloond met prachtige beklimmingen en uitzichten. In the 3d video, just try and count all the hairpins in the final descent (detailed map at bottom).There are five ways up to Croix de Fer. And when you ride from Bourg d’Oisans in the south, you get a little bonus of the Col du Glandon for barely any additional effort. J’ai prévu de faire une étape ici car nous avons roulé 8h d’affilé depuis Venise l’Italie et je vais en profiter pour faire un circuit vélo, afin de récupérer 3 cols que je n’ai pas; le Collet d’en Bas, la Cochette et le col du Mollard. So I climbed back to Mollard but descended via the crazy hairpin route.

See here for details of 15 Maurienne Valley climbs. Over this distance, you climb 1522 heightmeters. The Col de la Croix de Fer is situated in Rhone-Alpes. Paradise – well done. I would later find out that it was vandalised this winter. After a warm April, the high Alps passes are beginning to open. Want to share a cycling story, suggest a climb or a route? After descending from Col du Mollard and rejoining the main road, it’s easy for a while and then this side of Col de la Croix de Fer really shines for the last 5 truly beautiful kilometres above Saint-Sorlin d’Arves. De alternatieve Marmotte met beklimmingen van: - Col du Télégraphe - Col du Galibier - Croix de Fer (zuidkant) - slotklim (6 km lengte) naar La Villette, dit is de zuidkant van Col du Mollard. Superb. From the start to the top of Croix de Fer was about 41 kms with just under 2000 metres climb – and a 6 kilometre descent in the middle. It’s always fun to visit Col de la Croix de Fer, and climbing via the under-rated Col du Mollard is a great way to add a bunch of extra hairpins. Download its GPS track and follow the itinerary on a map. It was still closed, but I decided to go have a look, descending down to one of my favourite hairpins in the Alps. wanted to do the other side training for the Etape end of April, but still closed. Beautiful.Full disclosure: there are certain climbs that I try and visit once every year. Croix de Fer is a beautiful climb, but more interesting if you get there via Col du Mollard. Been on a cycling holiday or a training camp? Starting from Saint Jean de Maurienne, the Col de la Croix de Fer ascent is 30 km long. Une belle virée dans la vallée de l'Eau dOlle qui vous emmènera aux frontières de l'Oisans côté Savoie. It also descends Glandon and closes the loop by returning on the valley floor.

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