Col du Galibier

from Valloire · 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 Valloire approach to Col du Galibier covers 17.0 km at 6.9% average, 1 168 m of ascent to the 2 642 m summit, with pitches to 13.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 12.9% near km 11.2. On the Fiets scale this side rates 9.7. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

View at km 0.8 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.3 — Photo by etrimaille / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.6 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 11.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 4

as “Col du Galibier”

FROM VALLOIRE

Distance

17.0km

Elevation gain

1168m

Avg gradient

6.9%

Max gradient

13.7%

Summit

2642m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Le Monêtier-les-Bains

8.7 km · 6.6%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col du Lautaret

2058m

Col du Télégraphe

1566m

Col de Granon

2413m

Col de l'Échelle

1762m

Col de Sarenne

1999m

RIDE IT FROM

Briançon

26 km from the climb · 1219 m elev

Bourg-d'Oisans

30 km from the climb · 728 m elev

French Alps

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