Barrage de la Grande Dixence from Sion
Barrage de la Grande Dixence from Sion is a climb in the region Valais. It is 24.9km long and bridges 1645 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 1280. The top of the ascent is located at 2143 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 7 photos.
Road names: Route d'Hérens, Route de Sion, Route d'Hérémence, Rue Principale, Les Coquelicots, Prolin, Tsaumetta, Rafô & Le Chargeur
5.0 by gaugau7This is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.A must-see climb in the Valais! A very long climb, during which it goes up without stopping for almost 25 km! The road is in very good condition throughout the climb, with very little traffic. The highest gradients are in the last part of the climb, where there are many tight switchbacks. Once at t... read more
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Statistics
| Barrage de la Grande Dixence from Sion This climb |
Valais 119 climbs | Swiss Alps 626 climbs | Switzerland 793 climbs | Alps 4974 climbs | Europe 43118 climbs |
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1280
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11
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32
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32
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186
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282
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Average gradient
6.6%
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87
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431
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519
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2755
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11806
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Length
24.9km
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9
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21
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21
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128
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429
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Total ascent
1645m
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8
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10
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10
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58
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127
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Classification
Road surface condition
Traffic
Climbing times
| 7 km/h | 03:33:13 |
| 11 km/h | 02:15:41 |
| 15 km/h | 01:39:30 |
| 19 km/h | 01:18:33 |
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Reviews (2)
A must-see climb in the Valais!
A very long climb, during which it goes up without stopping for almost 25 km! The road is in very good condition throughout the climb, with very little traffic. The highest gradients are in the last part of the climb, where there are many tight switchbacks. Once at the top, it's worth having a lock (walking shoes) to take the path to the top of the dam, almost 300 metres higher (a cable car for this last leg is also available)
Montée incontournable du Valais !
Très longue ascension, durant laquelle ça monte sans arrêt durant presque 25 km ! La route est en très bon état tout au long de la montée, avec très peu de trafic. Les pourcentages les plus élevés sont dans la dernière partie de l'ascension, où se succèdent de nombreux lacets très serrés. Une fois en haut, cela vaut la peine d'avoir un cadenas (des chaussures de marche) pour prendre le sentier jusqu'au sommet du barrage, presque 300 mètres plus haut (un téléphérique pour cette dernière étape est aussi accessible)
Beautiful road to the largest reservoir in Europe.
The dam is 285 meters high and provides twenty percent of Switzerland's energy supply.
Last part of the climb 13 hairpin bends with steep percentage between 10 and 12％.
Prachtige weg naar het grootste stuwmeer van Europa.
De dam is 285 meter hoog en verzorgt twintig procent van de energievoorziening van Zwitserland.
Laatste deel van de klim 13 haarspeldbochten met pittige percentage tussen de 10 en 12％.
