Plateau de Beille

Pyrenees, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Plateau de Beille

from Aulos

Distance

16.5km

Elevation

1220m

Avg %

7.4%

Max %

19.7%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 735 m in the Pyrenees, France, Plateau de Beille is a Hors Catégorie cycling climb. The climb from Aulos covers 16.5 km at 7.4% average, gaining 1 220 m, with ramps up to 19.7%. The steepest kilometre averages 14.6%, around km 11.6. The approach is profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 9.8, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.