Col d'Izoard

from Guillestre · 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.

From Guillestre, Col d'Izoard climbs 26.4 km at 4.9% average, gaining 1 282 m to the 2 361 m summit, ramping to 18.7%. Its steepest kilometre averages 14.0% near km 21.6. On the Fiets scale this side rates 7.6. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt100%

Gravel0%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by eric_s / 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 joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

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

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

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

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

View at km 4.8 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.3 — 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 ale_zena_it / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

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

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

View at km 9.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.9 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.4 — Photo by ale_zena_it / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.4 — Photo by pgiraud / 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 pgiraud / 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 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 19 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 23.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 24.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 25.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 26.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM GUILLESTRE

Distance

26.4km

Elevation gain

1282m

Avg gradient

4.9%

Max gradient

18.7%

Summit

2361m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Briançon

19.2 km · 5.9%

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RIDE IT FROM

Briançon

11 km from the climb · 1219 m elev

French Alps

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