Col du Lautaret

from Le Monêtier-les-Bains · 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 Le Monêtier-les-Bains, this side runs 15.8 km at 4.0% average — 634 m up to the 2 058 m summit, maxing at 10.0%. Its steepest kilometre averages 7.4% near km 14. On the Fiets scale this side rates 3.6. 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 0.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

View at km 4.3 — Photo by etrimaille / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

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

View at km 7.9 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.4 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

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

View at km 11 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.5 — Photo by bmortgat / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.5 — Photo by mprins / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.5 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.1 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.8 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Vuelta a España 2025 — Stage 4: Gravere - Voiron

FROM LE MONÊTIER-LES-BAINS

Distance

15.8km

Elevation gain

634m

Avg gradient

4%

Max gradient

10%

Summit

2058m

Category

CAT 2

OTHER APPROACHES

Mizoën

21.8 km · 4.7%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col du Galibier

2642m

Col de Granon

2413m

Col du Télégraphe

1566m

Col de l'Échelle

1762m

Col de Sarenne

1999m

RIDE IT FROM

Briançon

24 km from the climb · 1219 m elev

Bourg-d'Oisans

30 km from the climb · 728 m elev

French Alps

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