Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles

from Villes-sur-Auzon · Provence, 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.

The Villes-sur-Auzon approach to Col de Notre-Dame des Abeilles covers 11.1 km at 6.3% average, 699 m of ascent to the 997 m summit, with pitches to 9.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 8.7% near km 6.2. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.4. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt93%

Gravel7%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.8 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.9 — Photo by zimmy / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.9 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.4 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.5 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.6 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.1 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.6 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.1 — Photo by zimmy / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.2 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.3 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.8 — Photo by lcarrier / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.3 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.8 — Photo by cabinetcourbi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.1 — Photo by smdvf84 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM VILLES-SUR-AUZON

Distance

11.1km

Elevation gain

699m

Avg gradient

6.3%

Max gradient

9.1%

Summit

997m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Saint-Jaume

8.5 km · 3.7%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Gorges de la Nesque

m

Col de La Frache

1319m

Mont Ventoux

1897m

Col des Aires

640m

Col de la Ligne

756m

RIDE IT FROM

Bédoin

13 km from the climb · 329 m elev

Apt

25 km from the climb · 228 m elev

Avignon

45 km from the climb · 31 m elev

Provence

Region guide