Col de Romme from Cluses

7 km road cycling route813 m climbing29 minGPX

Cluses, France · Road

A mountainous 7 km road cycling route from Cluses through Scionzier, with 813 m of climbing over Tête de Romme. Mixed surface: 61% is mapped as paved and 39% as gravel or unpaved.

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
Distance: 6.7 km; Point to point
Elevation gain: 813 m; 121 m per km
Riding time: 29 min; moving time, estimated
Difficulty: Moderate
Bike: Gravel bike; from the mapped surface
Surface: Mixed surface; 61% paved · 39% unpaved
Traffic: Some main roads; 2.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane
Food & water: Regular; 32 cafés and restaurants · 3 shops · 2 water points · 1 petrol station · 3 public toilets
Best months: May to Oct; Cluses climate, 10 years
Navigation: GPX download; free, no sign-in
Start → finish: Cluses

Town hall of Cluses, Haute-Savoie, France — Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent: 813 m
Distance: 7 km

Route description

Cluses
Tête de Rommekm 2
Scionzierkm 3

This route starts in Cluses at 482 m and climbs to 1296 m over 6.7 km. The first 2.2 km include only a small amount of climbing. From 2.2 km, the main climb to Col de Romme extends for 4.5 km with an average gradient of 17.9%, reaching a maximum of 38%, gaining 804 m. The road surface is 61% paved and 39% gravel or unpaved.

The route consists of 2.7 km of paths, 2.1 km on main roads without cycle lanes, 1.2 km on minor roads and 0.8 km on quiet streets. The gradient profile shows 3.8 km over 5% gradient, 3.5 km over 8%, and 3 km over 10%, so this is a very steep sustained climb. At the start in Cluses, there are cafés, bakeries, pubs, toilets, water, a station and a petrol station close by. The longest stretch without shop, café or water is 3.9 km from 2.8 km to the end at 6.7 km, where there is a restaurant nearby.

Why ride this route?

Climbs Tête de Romme (4.5 km at 18 %).
Tops out at 1,296 m, 6.7 km in.

Highlights

Col de Romme summit at 1296 m
Steep climb averaging 17.9% over 4.5 km
Tête de Mussel peak near 1.6 km
Start in Cluses with shops and cafés

Along the route

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

Places passed

Scionzier 2.8 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
Tête de Romme	2.2 km	4.5 km · 804 m · 17.9 % · max 38 %	4.5 km · 804 m · 18 %	1296 m

High point 1296 m at 6.7 km; low point 482 m. Passes beneath Tête de Mussel, Tête de Romme.

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).

Tête de Romme · full ascent, starts at 2.2 km

4.5 km at 18% · 804 m

< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Expect stretches on main roads without a cycle lane (2.1 km in all) between quieter sections.

Roads: 40% path · 31% main road · 18% minor road · 12% quiet street
Main roads: 2.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Surface: Mixed surface: 61% is mapped as paved and 39% as gravel or unpaved.
Gradient: 71% climbing · 2% descending · 27% flat
Steep sections: 3.8 km over 5% · 3.5 km over 8% · 3 km over 10%

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: 32 cafés and restaurants, 3 shops, 2 water points, 1 petrol station and 3 public toilets.

Food, water and shops in ride order

0 kmLa Mie Câline · bakery · 50 m off route
0 kmSpar · convenience store · 130 m off route
0 kmDrinking water · 40 m off route
0 kmToilets · 50 m off route
0.1 kmPharmacie Principale · pharmacy · on the route
0.8 kmEsso · petrol station · on the route
6.7 kmLe Rebloche · restaurant · 90 m off route

Need to bail out?

0.1 km — Cluses (station), 210 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

1.6 km — Tête de Mussel (peak, 513 m)

Stay after this ride

Sanskriti · guest house · 2.9 km from the finish
Le moulin des colporteurs · guest house · 1.3 km from the finish
Hôtel National · hotel · 3.0 km from the finish
B&B Hotel · hotel · 2.6 km from the finish

Start and access

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

At the start

Trains and ferries: Cluses (230 m)
Food and coffee: La Mie Câline (50 m), Le fournil d'or (60 m), Le Moment du Pain (90 m)

At the finish

Food and coffee: Le Rebloche (90 m)

Know before you go

2.1 km on main roads without cycle lanes
3.9 km longest stretch with no café, shop or water after 2.8 km
Very steep gradients up to 38%

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

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Tournasol7 · CC BY 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 Cluses (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: Sunday 13th September 2026

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Col de Romme from Cluses