Col du Ballon d'Alsace

from Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle · Vosges, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

8.96.55.76.68.56.86.62.60123456789km550m1174m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, Col du Ballon d'Alsace climbs 9.3 km at 6.7% average, gaining 624 m to the 1 165 m summit, ramping to 11.2%. Its steepest kilometre averages 10.2% near km 2.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.4. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt100%
Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

FROM SAINT-MAURICE-SUR-MOSELLE

Distance

9.3km

Elevation gain

624m

Avg gradient

6.7%

Max gradient

11.2%

Summit

1165m

Category

CAT 1

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