Mont du Chat

French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Mont du Chat

from Saint-Paul-sur-Yenne

CAT 1

Distance

12.1km

Elevation

1045m

Avg %

8.6%

Max %

16.4%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Mont du Chat

from La Motte-Servolex

CAT 1

Distance

20.1km

Elevation

1212m

Avg %

Max %

14.6%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 486 m in the French Alps, France, Mont du Chat is a Category 1 cycling climb. From Saint-Paul-sur-Yenne, the toughest side climbs 12.1 km at 8.6% average — 1 045 m of ascent, pitching to 16.4% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 14.7%, around km 10. It can also be climbed from La Motte-Servolex (20.1 km at 6.0%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 9.5, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.