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Circuit Glandon / Croix-de-Fer – Itinéraires pour vélo de route en Maurienne

Circuit Glandon / Croix-de-Fer – Itinéraires pour vélo de route en Maurienne

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Circuit Glandon / Croix-de-Fer – Itinéraires pour vélo de route en Maurienne

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62.8km

2,050m

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The tour has it all: At 63 kilometers and with just over 2,000 meters of altitude you combine the Col de Glandon and the Col de la Croix de Fer. This results in a round tour through the magnificent mountain world of the Maurienne, which is second to none.

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Last updated: May 31, 2024

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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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Chalet at Col du Glandon

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Famous last bend leading to the Glandon pass.

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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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56.3 km

Great view over the needles of arves

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62.2 km

533 m

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60.5 km

2.23 km

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Highest point (2,060 m)

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July 28, 2024,La Route de l'Opinel 🏔️🚲☀️

Arrived yesterday from beautiful Switzerland to St.-Jean de Maurienne. In addition to the Opinel knife and aluminum, the place is famous as the starting point for the Grands Cols. However, it has not become a tourist magnet because it is undeniably ugly. The passes are beautiful, however, and above all largely spared from cars and motorcycles.
Descent from the Col …

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August 5, 2026,RR_🇨🇵_Quäl Dich 🚴‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️ TDFF 💃🏼 76/2330 🏔⛰️ Ruhetag-Loop in Saint Jeann de Marienne

This morning it clicked 😃 my body understood: I'm not stopping here. I kept eating, and I discovered an almost sophisticated system for it: my favorite drops go into the right side of my top tube bag and my roll/bun into the left 🤓 in the mountain I always have a drop in my cheek pocket. Plus maltodextrin from the …

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September 3, 2024,🇫🇷 Col du Glandon et Col de la Croix de Fer

The two legendary Alpine passes Croix de Fer and Glandon in one go, wow. 😯 That was my biggest increase in altitude in one go and a hell of a lot of work. The last few kilometers of the Glandon were particularly tough. Its gradient of more than 1400 meters alone had to be completed in 21 km. 🔥💯 In …

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June 7, 2022,Col de La Croix de Fer - Col du Glandon

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June 19, 2025,Col du Glandon

A classic. Two beautiful passes! The real highlight of the Glandon is the final three kilometers. Water can be refilled along the way, either at the fountain halfway up to the Glandon or at the kiosk and restaurant that are regularly found along the route from the Col du Glandon.

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June 17, 2022,Col de la Croix de Fer + Col du Glandon 2022-06-17

Many thanks / Tank to my French colleagues. Without a constant supply of water, this would not have been possible on one of the hottest days of the year.

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September 17, 2024,Enjoy Fall riding in Maurienne

There's no better route in the fall, free from traffic, where you can experience the pure joy of the mountains, crossing two stunning passes: Col du Glandon and Col de la Croix de Fer.

June 14, 2022,Col de la Croix de Fer par le col du Mollard, descente par le Glandon

What warmth !

A little apprehensive about the descent of the Glandon which I had found dangerous by car, but in the end it is better done by bike!

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June 8, 2021

The tour has it all: At 63 kilometers and with just over 2,000 meters of altitude you combine the Col de Glandon and the Col de la Croix de Fer. This results in a round tour through the magnificent mountain world of the Maurienne, which is second to none.
 
Start is in Saint-Jean de Maurienne, which is

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Circuit Glandon / Croix-de-Fer – Itinéraires pour vélo de route en Maurienne

Col du Glandon

Chalet at Col du Glandon

Col de la Croix de Fer

Great view over the needles of arves

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