Col du Granier from Chapareillan

10 km road cycling route847 m climbing44 minGPX

Chapareillan, France · Road

A mountainous 10 km road cycling route from Chapareillan through La Ville and La Palud, with 847 m of climbing over Pointe de la Bornée. Most of it (10.3 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 8.8 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more.

Routed from the map This classic road was traced on OpenStreetMap and measured against the terrain model; no member has recorded it yet. Ridden it? Add your recording and photos.

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At a glance

Best for: Short, climbing-heavy rides for confident riders at ease in traffic
Distance: 10.3 km; Point to point
Elevation gain: 847 m; 82 m per km
Riding time: 44 min; moving time, estimated
Difficulty: Moderate
Bike: Road bike; from the mapped surface
Surface: Paved; 100% paved · 0% unpaved
Traffic: Mostly main roads; 10.3 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 8.8 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water: Regular; 6 cafés and restaurants · 5 water points · 2 public toilets
Best months: May to Oct; Chapareillan climate, 10 years
Navigation: GPX download; free, no sign-in
Start → finish: Chapareillan

Sight of the col du Granier pass (1,134 meters high), with the mont Granier mount at the background, in Savoie. — Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent: 847 m
Distance: 10 km

Route description

Chapareillan
Pointe de la Bornéekm 0
La Villekm 2
La Paludkm 3

Starting just outside Chapareillan at 286 m, this route climbs 10.3 km along main roads entirely paved. The climb gains 847 m to the Col du Granier summit at 1132 m, averaging an 8.6% gradient with sections up to 12.3%. Around half of the elevation gain is within the first half of the route. The route follows the D 285a for 6.7 km and then the D 285 for 3.5 km. Almost all the road is on main roads without cycle lanes, and most has 80 km/h speed limits.

Why ride this route?

Climbs Pointe de la Bornée (9.8 km at 8.6 %).
Tops out at 1,132 m, 10.3 km in.

Highlights

Col du Granier summit at 1132 m
Steep gradients averaging 8.6%
Route starts from Chapareillan
Follows D 285a and D 285 main roads

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Places passed

La Palud 3 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
Climb	Starts at	On this ride	Full ascent	Top on this ride
Pointe de la Bornée	0.4 km	9.8 km · 845 m · 8.6 % · max 12.3 %	9.8 km · 845 m · 8.6 %	1132 m

High point 1132 m at 10.3 km; low point 286 m. Passes beneath Pointe de la Bornée.

On this ride: the part this route climbs, cut from its own elevation profile. Full ascent: the whole named climb, measured the same way on every ride that uses it (its climb page).

Pointe de la Bornée · full ascent, starts at 0.4 km

9.8 km at 8.6% · 845 m

< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 100% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 8.8 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads: 100% main road
Main roads: 10.3 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads: 8.8 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Main roads used: D 285a (7 km), D 285 (4 km)
Surface: Paved: 100% of the route is mapped as paved.
Gradient: 96% climbing · 1% descending · 3% flat
Steep sections: 9.3 km over 5% · 5.8 km over 8% · 2.8 km over 10% · steepest 500 m averages 19.4% at 0 km

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 6 cafés and restaurants, 5 water points and 2 public toilets.

Food, water and shops in ride order

0 kmDrinking water · 40 m off route
0 kmToilets · 40 m off route
0.1 kmPascal Berger · bakery · on the route
0.4 kmPharmacie de l'Épinette · pharmacy · 220 m off route
3 kmDrinking water · 70 m off route
10.3 kmRestaurant du Col du Granier · café · 50 m off route
10.3 kmToilets · 100 m off route

Worth a stop

10.3 km — Col du Granier (viewpoint)

Stay after this ride

La Hulotte · guest house · 2.3 km from the finish
Gîte de l'École de Girouds · guest house · 2.4 km from the finish
Camping l'Ourson · campsite · 3.9 km from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Chapareillan. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Food and coffee: Pascal Berger (140 m), L'Éclosion (30 m), Les Artistes Pâtissiers (740 m)

At the finish

Food and coffee: Restaurant du Col du Granier (50 m), Col du Granier (50 m)

Know before you go

7.3 km stretch from km 3 with no café, shop or water
10.3 km on main roads without a cycle lane
8.8 km on roads with posted speed limits of 80 km/h or more

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Route line: Routed on OpenStreetMap roads with bicycle routing, then measured like a recorded ride.
Elevation: Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services: Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months: Ten years of ERA5 weather for Chapareillan (Open-Meteo).
GPX: Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
Page added: Sunday 30th August 2026
Page last updated: Friday 4th September 2026

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Col du Granier from Chapareillan