Alpe d'Huez

French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Alpe d'Huez

from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

CAT 1

Distance

14.4km

Elevation

1103m

Avg %

7.7%

Max %

15.5%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 860 m in the French Alps, France, Alpe d'Huez is a Category 1 cycling climb. The climb from Le Bourg-d'Oisans covers 14.4 km at 7.7% average, gaining 1 103 m, with ramps up to 15.5%. The steepest kilometre averages 12.4%, around km 1.1. The approach is profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 9.3, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.