The route
21.8 km and 1,704 m of climbing from Brides-les-Bains.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from other published sources.
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The Col de la Loze climb starts in Brides-les-Bains, in Savoie, where the road begins at 589 m of elevation. The Brides-les-Bains side reaches the col over 21.8 km, in France.
The climb passes Les Allues, at km 7.1, at 1,114 m, then Le Martagon, at km 10.4, at 1,312 m. The road then climbs on to the top, at km 21.8: this is the longest climb of the ascent, with a gain of 1,660 m from the start.
The route ends at 2,249 m, at the Col de la Loze, whose summit tops out at 2,304 m. Total climbing from Brides-les-Bains reaches 1,704 m, for an average gradient of 7.6% over the whole ascent. Descent stays limited to 41 m, a sign of an almost continuous climb to the top.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the climb, from Brides-les-Bains to Col de la Loze, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
22.5 km and 1,704 m of elevation gain from Brides-les-Bains, according to Wikipedia. Plotrek's route, drawn on OpenStreetMap roads, measures 21.8 km between Brides-les-Bains and Col de la Loze. The start, Brides-les-Bains, is at 589 m; the finish, Col de la Loze, at 2,249 m.
7.6% on average over 22.5 km from Brides-les-Bains, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the computed average gradient is 7.6% over 21.8 km. This calculation divides the altitude difference between the start (589 m) and the finish (2,249 m) by the distance covered. An average smooths out both the steeper sections and the flatter ones.
2,304 m, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the summit is measured at 2,249 m, at km 21.8, with altitudes from a terrain model. The foot of the climb, Brides-les-Bains, sits at 600 m according to Wikipedia and at 589 m on the route. The highest point of the route is its finish.
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