Col de Couz

from Cognin · 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.

The Cognin approach to Col de Couz covers 11.9 km at 2.8% average, 331 m of ascent to the 636 m summit, with pitches to 7.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 5.7% near km 3.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 0.9. 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 pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by quiwy / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7 — Photo by malenki / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.6 — Photo by malenki / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.6 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Saint-Vulbas

FROM COGNIN

Distance

11.9km

Elevation gain

331m

Avg gradient

2.8%

Max gradient

7.1%

Summit

636m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Les Échelles

8.3 km · 3.1%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col du Granier

1134m

Col de la Charmette

1261m

Col du Coq

1434m

Col de Porte

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Mont du Chat

1486m

RIDE IT FROM

Grenoble

32 km from the climb · 217 m elev

Bourg-d'Oisans

49 km from the climb · 728 m elev

French Alps

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