Col du Grand Cucheron

from Détrier · 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.

Starting in Détrier, this side runs 19.5 km at 4.4% average — 864 m up to the 1 183 m summit, maxing at 16.2%. Its steepest kilometre averages 12.2% near km 17.8. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.0. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

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

View at km 1.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.8 — Photo by joostjakob / 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 6.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.4 — Photo by joostjakob / 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 10.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 16.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 19.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 19.5 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM DÉTRIER

Distance

19.5km

Elevation gain

864m

Avg gradient

4.4%

Max gradient

16.2%

Summit

1183m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Saint-Pierre-de-Belleville

12.8 km · 6.6%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de la Madeleine

1993m

Col du Frêne

950m

Col des Prés

1134m

Col de Plainpalais

1173m

Col du Granier

1134m

RIDE IT FROM

Annecy

46 km from the climb · 461 m elev

French Alps

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