Col de l'Iseran

from Bessans · 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 Bessans, Col de l'Iseran climbs 23.7 km at 4.6% average, gaining 1 082 m to the 2 764 m summit, ramping to 13.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 12.7% near km 21.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 6.7. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

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 1.8 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 2.8 — Photo by pgiraud / 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 5.9 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.5 — 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 11.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 17.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 20.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.7 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM BESSANS

Distance

23.7km

Elevation gain

1082m

Avg gradient

4.6%

Max gradient

13.7%

Summit

2764m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Val-d'Isère

16.4 km · 5.7%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Colle del Nivolet

2612m

Col du Mont Cenis

2083m

RIDE IT FROM

Aosta

42 km from the climb · 587 m elev

French Alps

Region guide