Switzerland Fully - L'Erie
Fully - L'Erie Bike Climb - PJAMM Cycling

37.3
PDI
9.5 mi
DISTANCE
4,701 ft
GAINED
9.2 %
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This 9.5 mile bike climb is located in Valais, Switzerland. The average gradient is 9.2% and there is a total elevation gain of 4,701 ft, finishing at 6,133 ft.

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Cycling Fully Erie - mountains, martigny

Cycling Fully-Eerie

Ride 15 kilometers climbing 1,430 meters at 9.2% average grade.

Bike climb Fully Erie - gravel road, tunnel, rock

This is an extremely challenging bike climb out of the Rhone Valley in Switzerland.  The climb begins in the municipality of Fully (pop. 8,769, 2018) in the World Bike Climb area we have named Rhone Valley after the hub of this magnificent bike climbing zone.

Climbing Fully Erie by bike - bike, road, Fully below

The first 5 kilometers are on a very well paved wide road that takes you through a hillside vineyards and is very scenic.

Climbing Fully Erie by bike - hillside vineyards of Fully

bunch of vineyards. Very scenic. You go through a small village and then the road becomes very narrow one lane road and is VERY steep through a set of hairpins.

Bicycle climb Fully Erie - hairpin and Fully below - mountains

Hairpins at km 4.5 (1 km averages 16.3% here)

Bicycle ride Fully Erie - bike against building on road in Chiboz

Village of Chiboz at kilometer 8.5

At approximately kilometer 9 (6 km from the top) the road turns to gravel. Good swiss gravel, but a gravel bike with knobby tires would have been preferred (we did use a road bike with 30mm).  

Biking Fully Erie - road and road sign

There is very little traffic over the last half of this gorgeous bike climb that winds its way up the mountain and at times permitting nice views of Martigny far below.

Cycling Fully Erie - road, mountains and Martigny below

View back towards Rhone Valley from top of climb.

A note on the descent: very very treacherous. Use caution! Especially descending the gravel part at the top. If you misjudge a corner it's a long way down. Once on the pavement, it's difficult to brake hard enough to safely navigate the incredibly steep (20%+) hairpins and cars are not expecting an insane cyclist on this road!  

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