Col de la Colombière - 1618m.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;
- 2km: (458m.a.s.l.) we keep right, continuing on road D5 - sign: Annecy le Vieux;
- 3,2km: (462m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the third exit onto Rue de la Pesse;
- 4km: (520m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the first exit; sign: Le Bulloz Sur Les Bois;
- 4,9km: (562m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the first exit onto the bike path;
- 6,3km: (628m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D16 and ride in the safe bike lane;
- 10,4km: (537m.a.s.l.) we ride on the bike path on the left according to the signs for cyclists;
- 13,5km: (568m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, enter D909 - sign: Thônes;
- 19,9km: Thônes (629m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, continue on road D909; the climb to Col de St Jean de Sixt begins;
- 28,5km: St Jean de Sixt (953m.a.s.l.) good place for a break: food points; on the left, opposite the church, there is a drinking water intake; turn left onto D12;
- 28,6km: Col de St Jean de Sixt (956 m.a.s.l.) - continue on D12;
- 31,3km: Le Grand-Bornand (922m.a.s.l.) - good place for coffee now or on the way back - several gastronomic points; on the left, opposite the church, there is a public toilet; the second part of the climb begins;
- 43km: Col de la Colombière (1618m.a.s.l.) main goal achieved; gastronomic point - Restaurant La Colombière; we return to St Jean de Sixt the same way;

The climb profile from Thônes (19,9km) to Col de la Colombière (43km) is available on: cyclingcols.com and from Le Grand-Bornand (31,3km) climbfinder.com

- 57,6km: (953m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the third exit onto road D909 - sign: La Cluzas; the climb begins;
- 60,6km: La Feclaz (1070m.a.s.l.) gastronomic points; in the center near the church, there are 2 drinking water sources marked on mapy.cz;
- 63,4km: Les Converses (1244m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D16 - sign: Manigod;
- 67,4km: Col de la Croix Fry (1477m.a.s.l.) second goal achieved;

The climb profile from Saint-Jean-de-Sixt (57,6km) to Col de la Croix Fry (67,4km) is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 67,6km: (1460m.a.s.l.) on the left there is a gastronomic point with tables outside and 100m further on the right there is a drinking water intake; - 74,4km: Manigod (915m.a.s.l.) there is a public toilet on the right near the church;
- 80,6km: Thônes (623m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout take the second exit - signpost: Centre Ville; dining options;
- 81,1km: (629m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout take the first exit onto D909 - signpost: Annecy;
- 87,4km: (568m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout continue on D909 towards: Alex, Lac de Annecy;
- 91,7km: Col de Bluffy (631m.a.s.l.) descend on D909 towards the lake and follow Lac de Annecy to reach the starting point;

- Short video of the climb to Col de la Colombière (Critérium du Dauphiné 2018 - stage 8) on Jeff Schaller's YouTube channel;
- Climb to Col de la Colombière (Tour de France 1994 - stage 18) on lancelot120972 YouTube channel;

Statistics on Col de la Colombière are available on: procyclingstats.com and for Col de la Croix Fry on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de la Colombière:
- start at an altitude of 629m.a.s.l. (19,9km) finish at 1618m.a.s.l. (43km)
- total elevation difference: 1065m
- distance: 23,1km
- average gradient: 4,3%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10%

Col de la Colombière IN Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col de la Croix Fry:
- start at an altitude of 953m.a.s.l. (57,6km) finish at 1477m.a.s.l. (67,4km)
- total elevation difference: 539m
- distance: 9,8km
- average gradient: 5,7%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 15%

Col de la Croix Fry IN Google Street View: