Col de Joux

Aosta Valley, Italy

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de Joux

from Saint-Vincent

Distance

15.7km

Elevation

1064m

Avg %

6.8%

Max %

13.7%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col de Joux

from Vollon

Distance

6.1km

Elevation

346m

Avg %

5.7%

Max %

15.4%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 639 m in Aosta Valley, Italy, Col de Joux is a Category 1 cycling climb. From Saint-Vincent, the toughest side climbs 15.7 km at 6.8% average — 1 064 m of ascent, pitching to 13.7% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 11.4%, around km 9.6. It can also be climbed from Vollon (6.1 km at 5.7%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 7.8. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM SAINT-VINCENT

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

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

View at km 2.4 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.9 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

View at km 5 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.5 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 7.1 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.6 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.1 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.6 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.2 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.7 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.2 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.7 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.3 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.3 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.8 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.3 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.9 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.4 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.9 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.4 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.7 — Photo by gianmarionavi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Giro d'Italia 2025 — Stage 19

as “Col de Joux”

COL DE JOUX

Summit

1639m

Approaches

2

Hardest

CAT 1

Hardest side

15.7km

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col Tzecore

1615m

Antagnod

1745m

Croce Serra

854m

Bocchetto Sessera

1373m

RIDE IT FROM

Aosta

30 km from the climb · 587 m elev

Aosta Valley

Region guide

Col de Joux — Photo by Marco Monticone / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Source