Col de la Couillole

from Rigaud · 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.

Starting in Rigaud, this side runs 24.6 km at 5.0% average — 1 218 m up to the 1 678 m summit, maxing at 18.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 16.4% near km 5.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 6.7. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

View at km 3.8 — 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 7.9 — 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 11.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.1 — 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 13.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 22.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 20: Nice - Col de la Couillole

FROM RIGAUD

Distance

24.6km

Elevation gain

1218m

Avg gradient

5%

Max gradient

18.1%

Summit

1678m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Clans

30.9 km · 4.4%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Isola 2000

2062m

Col de la Lombarde / Colle della Lombarda

2351m

Col Saint-Martin

1500m

Col d'Andrion

1680m

Col de la Cayolle

2326m

RIDE IT FROM

Nice

47 km from the climb · 29 m elev

French Alps

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