Semnoz / Crêt de Châtillon - 1665m.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;
- 1,6km: Annecy (486m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout turn onto D41 - signpost: Le Semnoz;
- 17,2km: Station du Semnoz (1479m.a.s.l.) Le Chatillon restaurant is a good place for coffee;
- 19,8km: (1655m.a.s.l.) another good place for coffee with tables outside - Les Rochers Blancs;
- 20km: Semnoz (1665m.a.s.l.) destination reached; we continue on road D110;

The climb profile from Annecy (4,8km) to Semnoz (20km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 33,6km: Col de Leschaux (897m.a.s.l.) La Baratte restaurant; we turn left onto D912 - signpost Annecy;
- 45,3km: (464m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout turn onto D1508;
- 45,7km: (451m.a.s.l.) turn left towards the beach and the cycle path along the lake - signpost: voie verte; there are good places for a break at the port and on the beach; we return to Annecy on the cycle path;
- 46,7km: (450m.a.s.l.) there is a drinking water intake on the left-hand side;
- 50,5km: Annecy (454m.a.s.l.) at the second roundabout turn onto D41 - head towards the starting point.

- A short video of the ascent to Semnoz (Crêt de Châtillon) can be found on the Annecy Mountains YouTube channel;

Statistics on Semnoz (Crêt de Châtillon) are available on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Semnoz (Crêt de Châtillon):
- 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%

Semnoz (Crêt de Châtillon) in Google Street View: