The ascent to the Col du Frêne © Arnaud Bachelard
Crossing the Bauges massif © Arnaud Bachelard
Les Bauges, Regional Nature Park © Arnaud Bachelard
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Col du Frêne

In the heart of the Bauges

Altitude 950 m
Massif des Bauges
Département Savoie

North side topo

Col du frene topo profil nord

The start is located within the Massif des Bauges on the D911 (le Pont, near Lescheraines). The ascent is quite long at 18.4 km, but not very difficult: after crossing the small Châtelard rise, it's a long 10.2 km uphill false flat to Routhennes. This is followed by a final 1.8 km on a slightly steeper slope averaging no more than 6% to the Col du Frêne.

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South side top

col du frêne profil sud
From St-Pierre-d'Albigny, expect a short ascent of 7.8 km with an average gradient of 7%, which suggests that you're going to have to work at it... After a hairpin bend that will help you rise quietly above the village, it's a succession of 14 hairpin bends where the average gradient, fairly regular, won't drop below 7.5% until the Col du Frêne. On the other hand, you'll gain fine views of both the Combe de Savoie and the impressive Dent d'Arclusaz, one of the Massif des Bauges' landmark peaks
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Map

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