Col de Vence

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.

The Vence approach to Col de Vence covers 9.7 km at 6.6% average, 638 m of ascent to the 962 m summit, with pitches to 11.0%. Its steepest kilometre averages 9.4% near km 0.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.2.

Surface

Asphalt97%

Gravel3%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 2.4 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.6 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.1 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.7 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.2 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.7 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.8 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.9 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.4 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.7 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM VENCE

Distance

9.7km

Elevation gain

638m

Avg gradient

6.6%

Max gradient

11%

Summit

962m

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Châteauneuf

627m

18.1km away

Col d'Èze

507m

23.3km away

La Turbie

473m

26.4km away

Col d'Andrion

1680m

29.4km away

Col de Braus

928m

29.6km away

RIDE IT FROM

Nice

16 km from the climb · 29 m elev

French Alps

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