Col du Mont Cenis

from Modane · 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 Modane, this side runs 33.4 km at 3.1% average — 1 021 m up to the 2 083 m summit, maxing at 14.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.1% near km 18.1. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.2. 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 MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by vincent_95 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.8 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.8 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.3 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.4 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.4 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.9 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.4 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.5 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 21.5 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23 — Photo by alexmodesto73 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 29.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 29.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 30.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 30.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 31.1 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 31.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 32.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 32.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 33.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM MODANE

Distance

33.4km

Elevation gain

1021m

Avg gradient

3.1%

Max gradient

14.6%

Summit

2083m

Category

CAT 2

OTHER APPROACHES

Susa

31.8 km · 5%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Sommeiller / Colle del Sommeiller

3009m

Col de l'Iseran

2764m

Colle delle Finestre

2176m

Col de la Loze

2275m

RIDE IT FROM

Briançon

45 km from the climb · 1219 m elev

French Alps

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