Col de Braus

French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de Braus

from Sospel

Distance

10.7km

Elevation

574m

Avg %

5.4%

Max %

13.6%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 928 m in the French Alps, France, Col de Braus is a Category 2 cycling climb. From Sospel it rises 10.7 km at 5.4% average — 574 m of ascent, steepening to 13.6%. The steepest kilometre averages 11.2%, around km 9.9. The approach is profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 3.1. Spring to autumn brings the steadiest riding, with snow possible in mid-winter.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM SOSPEL

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

View at km 0.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 20

as “Col de Braus”

COL DE BRAUS

Summit

928m

Approaches

1

Hardest

CAT 2

Hardest side

10.7km

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de la Madone

925m

Col de Turini

1604m

Col de Châteauneuf

627m

La Turbie

473m

Col d'Èze

507m

RIDE IT FROM

Nice

22 km from the climb · 29 m elev

Sanremo

30 km from the climb · 22 m elev

French Alps

Region guide

Col de Braus — Photo by Agence Rol / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) Source