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Region: French Alps
Climbing effort: 468 cep
Elevation meters: 573
Steepest kilometer: 9.9%

Steepest 250 m: 12%
Foot: 875 m    Top: 1433 m
Mean slope: 6.4%
Length: 8.8 km

From: Montriond
Road conditions (2024): good
Other race bikers: 1-5 per hour
Motor vehicles: 10-30 per hour
Scenery and road: (3/5)
Restaurant or bar near top: yes

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The climb to the Col de l'Encrenaz from Montriond is a real pleasure for those who love a well-paved road with little traffic and a few steeper sections. Here rules quietness after the fuss of Morzine and Les Gets. The ride starts at a turn-off for cyclists and walkers from the D902. The first 2.5 kilometres are easy (1-5%) but after turning right at the T-junction in Essert-Romand, the road becomes steeper (3.5 kilometres at 8-10%). In this passage, the road, lined by large, beautiful wooden houses, winds up with 6 hairpin bends. At the end of the village of Côte-d'Arbroz cycling becomes a bit easier but another kilometre further on the final section begins, which is steeper again (a little more than one and a half kilometres at 8-11%). At the pass a terrace is waiting for hungry and thirsty cyclists.