Col de la Couillole

Col de la Couillole is a Category 1 cycling climb in the French Alps, France, cresting at 1 678 m. Its hardest ascent, from Rigaud, covers 24.6 km at 5.0% average, gaining 1 218 m, with ramps up to 18.1%. The steepest kilometre averages 16.4%, around km 5.5. It can also be climbed from Clans (30.9 km at 4.4%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 6.7. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM RIGAUD

KM 1.8

KM 2.3

KM 3.3

KM 3.8

KM 4.4

KM 7.9

KM 9.0

KM 9.5

KM 10.0

KM 10.5

KM 11.5

KM 12.1

KM 12.6

KM 13.1

KM 13.6

KM 14.1

KM 14.6

KM 15.6

KM 16.2

KM 16.7

KM 17.2

KM 21.8

KM 22.3

KM 22.8

KM 23.3

KM 23.8

KM 24.4

KM 24.6