Description
Starting from La Giettaz, discover the Medio Fondo route! Head for the Borne Gorges, then tackle the climbs up Brizon and La Colombière. A great challenge to put your legs to the test on a demanding route in the heart of the Alpine countryside!
* Route details :
Departure from La Giettaz – Col des Aravis – La Clusaz – St Jean de Sixt – Entremont – Bonneville - Montée de Brizon - Col Colombière - La Clusaz - Col des Aravis- La Giettaz : 101km/2660m+
* Tough sections:
2 major challenges:
- The Brizon climb
A short but particularly gruelling climb. Around 5.4 km with an average gradient of nearly 10 per cent from Bonneville, with sections exceeding 13 per cent. A first real test for the legs!
- The Col de la Colombière.
Starting from Scionzier, you’ll have a 2 km warm-up. From Blanzy, the going gets tough with 1.1 km at 5 per cent, followed by 2 km at 8 per cent and finally 1 km at 6.5 per cent. You’ll need to make the most of a generous 3-kilometre stretch of gentle gradient (between 2 and 3 per cent) all the way to Le Reposoir, as the second half of this climb will be anything but easy: 7.3 km at an average gradient of 8.5 per cent!
It’s the final 3 km that will seem to drag on forever – a gruelling finish with 2 km at 9.5 per cent, followed by the final 800 metres at 10.5 per cent to reach the Col de la Colombière.
Type of land : Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
Groups (Max capacity)
Groups (Max capacity)
- 12 Maximum number of people
Plain text period
From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.
Environment
- Mountain view
- Mountain location
