“Col des Aravis” Details (Zwift Climb Portal)
Key Details
- Category: 2nd
- Length: 5.2 km (3.2 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 273 m (896‘)
- Average Gradient: 5.3%
- Country: France
- Watopia Climb Segment
- Watopia Descent Segment
- France Climb Segment
- France Descent Segment
- 5 W/kg: 13 minutes
- 4 W/kg: 15 minutes
- 3 W/kg: 19 minutes
- 2 W/kg: 28 minutes
Strava Segments
Time Estimates
The Col des Aravis is a mountain pass in the French Alps connecting the towns of La Clusaz and La Giettaz. Zwift’s segment is from the “easier” La Clusaz side.
While not a particularly steep climb, the Aravis from this side is distinctive because of its triple zig-zags. In real life, the climb marks the border between the departments of Savoie and Haute-Savoie and offers a splendid panorama of the snow-capped Mont-Blanc.
This climb has been included in the Tour de France 42 times, first in 1911 and most recently in Stage 15 of the 2023 Tour.
We couldn’t find an IRL segment that perfectly matched Zwift’s start/end points, but here’s one that is close:
I’m loving this route!
I love it so much that I did it twice this morning. The ride profile for the two climbs looks interesting. 👍🚵🏼♂️🤣
Loved this. Was really fun to climb this morning!!
Can the list of climbs please added to the app, or a custom event be created to ride the p?
ortal climb?
Could events be used to connect the portal climb , so you could do one after the other.
Can you teleport to climbs
Assuming you have it. Search your Strava ‘Activities’ using the word ‘Portal’. Will show you all the climbs you have done.
This is too short for climb portal. I think climbs need to be 2000 ft minimum
I’ve got bad news for you, there are many this short and shorter in the climb portal.
Note that the last 10%, or last segment, is only the last 10% in distance. There is hardly any elevation gain left so if you want to empty yourself then go early.
I loved riding the real thing. I love the Zwift versions less because part of the beauty of climbing on a bike is the views.
Unfortunately when in the climb portal there is no associated view contrary to the climbing roads like road to the sky or the ventop. On one side there is lot of indication on how the route to come is, so that you can anticipate but on the other side it’s not fun to see only road color blue, yellow, orange and red.