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Region: French Alps
Climbing effort: 793 cep
Elevation meters: 995
Steepest kilometer: 10.4%

Steepest 250 m: 19%
Foot: 634 m    Top: 1614 m
Mean slope: 6.9%
Length: 14.2 km

From: Mieussy
Road conditions (2024): good
Other race bikers: 5-10 per hour
Motor vehicles: 30-60 per hour
Scenery and road: (4/5)
Restaurant or bar near top: no

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The road over the Col de la Ramaz was probably mainly built as an access road to the settlement of Le Praz-de-Lys, a pleasant-looking winter sports resort without high-rise buildings. This road will be little used as a connecting route, because Mieussy and Taninges, the villages where the climb starts on either side of the pass, are also connected by a much shorter road through the valley. The road over the pass is therefore quiet in terms of traffic and makes a round trip from Taninges over the pass and via Mieussy possible.

Almost the entire climb from Mieussy takes place in an open landscape. This provides, especially in the first half of the ride, beautiful panoramic views of mountains and green hills with Mont Blanc as the crowning glory. Unfortunately during most of the time this mountain is situated behind the climbing cyclist. In the first 8 kilometres, the slope of half of the 500-meter segments is 8%; the other half of the segments are less steep. This is followed by a 2.5 kilometer traverse, which includes a well-lit tunnel and the steepest part of the ride (a kilometer at 10.4%). To conclude the ride, the moderately steep (3-9%) road runs through a wide, beautiful valley towards the pass.