Col Bayard

from Gap · French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From Gap, Col Bayard climbs 6.0 km at 6.4% average, gaining 385 m to the 1 246 m summit, ramping to 12.5%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.0% near km 3.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 2.7. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by schnitzelwagen / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.4 — Photo by schnitzelwagen / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.5 — Photo by raymond / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.5 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.1 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.6 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.2 — Photo by schnitzelwagen / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.7 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 17

as “Col Bayard”

CAT 2

FROM GAP

Distance

6.0km

Elevation gain

385m

Avg gradient

6.4%

Max gradient

12.5%

Summit

1246m

OTHER APPROACHES

La Fare-en-Champsaur

7.0 km · 3.9%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Gleize

1691m

2.8km away

Col de Manse

1272m

4.2km away

Col de Moissière

1573m

11.1km away

SuperDévoluy

13.8km away

Col du Festre

1320m

18.2km away

RIDE IT FROM

Bourg-d'Oisans

49 km from the climb · 728 m elev

French Alps

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