FRA-152 - Route des Cinq Châteaux
REPETTI M A U R O - 30-04-2024:
I would climb Petit Ballon but the wind was so terrible (and zero degrees to the top) that I had to choose a lower climb, so my choice went to 5 Chateaux from Wintzenheim, a 7,6 km long road without traffic, enough large and with rough tarmac.
First 2 km 7-8 %, than a little flat before 1 km at 9 % average (here max 14%) followed by ups and downs until the finish at 630 mt (no plate at the top).
You CANT see any of the five castles, cos they are not on the climb.
No panorama during climb cos trees cover all, but the forest is very nice.
This cote of the climb (cat 3) was ridden by Tour de France in 2019 in the stage S.Die des Vosges - Colmar (winner Peter Sagan - yellow jersey Alaphilippe)
Car park = big free car park at the junction at bottom climb.
Nota
I would climb Petit Ballon but the wind was so terrible (and zero degrees to the top) that I had to choose a lower climb, so my choice went to 5 Chateaux from Wintzenheim, a 7,6 km long road without traffic, enough large and with rough tarmac.
First 2 km 7-8 %, than a little flat before 1 km at 9 % average (here max 14%) followed by ups and downs until the finish at 630 mt (no plate at the top).
You CANT see any of the five castles, cos they are not on the climb.
No panorama during climb cos trees cover all, but the forest is very nice.
This cote of the climb (cat 3) was ridden by Tour de France in 2019 in the stage S.Die des Vosges - Colmar (winner Peter Sagan - yellow jersey Alaphilippe)
Car park = big free car park at the junction at bottom climb.
Nota
