Col de la Croix des Moinats

Vosges, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

APPROACH ROUTES

Rising to 891 m in the Vosges, France, Col de la Croix des Moinats is a Category 2 cycling climb. From Cornimont, the toughest side climbs 5.3 km at 7.1% average — 375 m of ascent, pitching to 11.0% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 10.5%, around km 0.9. It can also be climbed from Vagney and La Bresse — the gentlest from La Bresse at 4.0%: 3 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 2.7. Spring to autumn brings the steadiest riding, with snow possible in mid-winter.