Col de Braus

from Sospel · 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 Sospel, Col de Braus climbs 10.7 km at 5.4% average, gaining 574 m to the 928 m summit, ramping to 13.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.2% near km 9.9. On the Fiets scale this side rates 3.1.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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”

FROM SOSPEL

Distance

10.7km

Elevation gain

574m

Avg gradient

5.4%

Max gradient

13.6%

Summit

928m

Category

CAT 2

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

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