Col de la Madeleine

French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de la Madeleine

from Saint-Avre

Distance

20.1km

Elevation

1539m

Avg %

7.7%

Max %

13.7%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col de la Madeleine

from La Léchère

Distance

25.6km

Elevation

1561m

Avg %

6.1%

Max %

14.9%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col de la Madeleine is a Hors Catégorie cycling climb in the French Alps, France, cresting at 1 993 m. Its hardest ascent, from La Léchère, covers 25.6 km at 6.1% average, gaining 1 561 m, with ramps up to 14.9%. The steepest kilometre averages 12.9%, around km 17.4. It can also be climbed from Saint-Avre (20.1 km at 7.7%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 10.5, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.