Col de la Croix Fry - 1477m.a.s.l. from Annecy:
1. Directions:
How to get to Annecy, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 0,1km: Annecy city center (452m.a.s.l.) we enter the D909 road and drive straight on a flat terrain;
- 4,8km: Chavoire (460m.a.s.l.) a small climb begins;
- 6,9km: (500m.a.s.l.) at a small roundabout, we take the second exit, following the D909 sign for Bluffy;
- 10,5km: Col de Bluffy (631m.a.s.l.) the first small climb is completed;

The climb profile from Chavoire (4,8km) to Col de Bluffy (10,5km) is available on: climbfinder.com

- 21,2km: Thônes (632m.a.s.l.) at a roundabout, we take the first exit towards the D12 road and follow the sign for Manigod. It's a good place for the first coffee break - the locations of gastronomic points are shown on mapy.cz;
- 22,8km: (650m.a.s.l.) we drive straight following the D12 road and the sign for Les Clefs.
- 24,3km: (698m.a.s.l.) we turn sharply left, following the sign for Col de Plan Bois, and the climb begins;
- 30,7km: Col de Plan Bois (1299m.a.s.l.) the destination is reached, and it's a good place for coffee/lunch at Auberge de Plan Bois;

The climb profile from Les Clefs (24,3km) to Col de Plan Bois (30,7km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 37,5km: Manigod (918m.a.s.l.) there is a public toilet on the right side before the church. We follow the sign for Col de la Croix Fry and the D16 road, and the climb begins;
- 44,2km: (1460m.a.s.l.) 400m before the pass, there is a well-visible drinking water intake on the left side;
- 44,6km: Col de la Croix Fry (1477m.a.s.l.) the main destination is reached;

The climb profile from Manigod (37,5km) to Col de la Croix Fry (44,6km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 48,6km: (1230m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto the D909 road, following the sign for Col des Aravis.
- 53,1km: Col des Aravis (1486m.a.s.l.) the destination is reached, and it's a good place for a coffee break - there are two gastronomic points;

The climb profile from Les Converses (48,6km) to Col des Aravis (53,1km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 65,2km: Flumet (879m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto the D1212 road, following the sign for Ugine;
- 68,9km: (797m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto the D109 road, following the sign for Héry-sur-Ugine, and the last small climb begins;
- 71,8km: Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine (995m.a.s.l.) the last destination is reached;
- 83,1km: (416m.a.s.l.) at the first exit on roundabout onto D1508; signpost: Feverges;
- 83,7km: (420m.a.s.l.) turn left and after 50m turn right onto a comfortable bike path "Veloroute du Sillon Alpin", which leads us back to Annecy;

- a short film from Col de la Croix Fry on the Manigod Tourisme YouTube channel;
- the last meters of Col de Bluffy (Tour de France 2018 - stage 10) on the Tour de France YouTube channel;

Statistics on the following ascents can be found on the procyclingstats.com website:
- Col de Bluffy,
- Col de Plan Bois,
- Col de la Croix Fry,
- Col des Aravis,
- Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de Bluffy:
- start at an altitude of 460m.a.s.l. (4,8km) finish at 631m.a.s.l. (10,5km)
- total elevation difference: 171m
- distance: 5,7km
- average gradient: 3,1%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 8,7%

Col de Bluffy in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col de Plan Bois:
- start at an altitude of 698m.a.s.l. (24,3km) finish at 1299m.a.s.l. (30,7km)
- total elevation difference: 601m
- distance: 6,4km
- average gradient: 9,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 17,5%

Col de Plan Bois in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col de la Croix Fry:
- start at an altitude of 918m.a.s.l. (37,5km) finish at 1477m.a.s.l. (44,6km)
- total elevation difference: 559m
- distance: 7,1km
- average gradient: 7,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13,8%

Col de la Croix Fry in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col des Aravis:
- start at an altitude of 1230m.a.s.l. (48,6km) finish at 1486m.a.s.l. (53,1km)
- total elevation difference: 256m
- distance: 4,5km
- average gradient: 5,9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 9,5%

Col des Aravis in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine:
- start at an altitude of 797m.a.s.l. (68,9km) finish at 995m.a.s.l. (71,8km)
- total elevation difference: 198m
- distance: 2,9km
- average gradient: 6,7%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11%

road to Côte d'Héry-sur-Ugine in Google Street View: