Côte des Cinq Châteaux
Turckheim, France
The Côte des Cinq Châteaux is a climb with a length of 4.4 kilometer. This is a category 2 climb. It is located in Turckheim, Alsace, France. The average grade of this climb is 7% with a maximum of 9.5%. The Côte des Cinq Châteaux ascents from 267 meter at the start, to 574 meter at the top, with a total of 307 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 4.4 km |
| Elevation gain | 307 m |
| Average grade | 7 % |
| Maximum grade | 9.5 % |
| Climb category | 2 |
| Minimum elevation | 267 m |
| Maximum elevation | 574 m |
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Description
Coming from Colmar into the valley of Munster you will see a castle on your left, or rather a huge wall that evokes associations with a prison. This wall is the front of the Château du Haut-Landsbourg. The castle is not as famous as the Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg further north, but the view from up there is also beautiful because of its prominent location. Perhaps because of this view, the castle was built in the 13th century by Colmar noblemen, destroyed at the end of the Thirty Years' War and only restored from 1985 onwards.
- Tour de France 2014 - Stage 9