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Montée de Courchevel

Montée de Courchevel

Courchevel

France · Savoie

1,850m

Key Facts

Elevation
1,850m
Route length
25 km
Max gradient
9%
Hairpins
8
Driving difficulty
Challenging (3/5)
Surface
Good
Open
Year-round

Route & Map

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Route

SMoûtiers
25 km · max 9%
Montée de Courchevel (1,850m)
Descent
ECourchevel 1850
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Climb to the glamorous Courchevel 1850 ski resort in the Trois Vallées. A steady dead-end climb through forest, used as a Tour de France summit finish.

Weather & Conditions

Driving Experience

Elevation Profile

481m797m1,114m1,430m1,746m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km1,746m
1,393m gain
133m loss
482m → 1,746m → 1,742m

Difficulty

Challenging

3/5 — car driving difficulty

Based on steepness, elevation gain, hairpins, road length & surface quality

Hairpin Turns

8

Plenty of switchbacks to test your line

When to Drive

Year-round (best: July - September)

  • Open year-round, though winter conditions may require snow equipment.
  • Morning hours offer the best driving conditions with less traffic.

Coordinates

Summit
45.4150°N, 6.6344°E
Start (Moûtiers)
45.4853°N, 6.5328°E
End (Courchevel 1850)
45.4150°N, 6.6344°E
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Image: Hugues Mitton (hugovoyages) / CC BY-SA 2.5