Saturday, September 6, 2014

On the Bike. Saint Gervais to Bettex gondola top Day 2 - 2014

Saint Gervais to Bettex gondola top
8.4kms but ride to small village of Saint Nicholas on the way (4kms) and then after to another small village.  900meters to 1458m    558 m vertical climb

A easy day after 130kms or so yesterday. Just to climb to the top of the Saint Gervais gondola - in distance it is not so far (8.4kms) but a height gain of 558m and a small side trip to Saint Nicholas on the way (4kms) and then after to another small village after and a ‘point the nose’ navigation down small tar seal country roads (they put tar on them once only and the wear and tear of the winters slowly destroys them) - felt like I should have been on a mtn bike.

Makes for nice adventures.

Tuesday
Saint Gervais  - Chamonix.
If I am going to do a circumference of Mount Blanc then I should inspect the way home. 24.1 kms by car but by bike it’s 35kms or so. With the big highway not allowed for bikes - it’s a path through le Fayet, Passy, Servoz and then up a closed road to Vaudagne, and on to Les Houches and Chamonix. A height gain of 570m. Coffee and home.

Les Houches 1000m  Chamonix 1035  le favet 570m  570m gain

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