Col de Couz

from Les Échelles · 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 Les Échelles, Col de Couz climbs 8.3 km at 3.1% average, gaining 254 m to the 636 m summit, ramping to 29.2%. Its steepest kilometre averages 19.2% near km 4.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 0.8. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

View at km 2.3 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 3.4 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / 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 5.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 7.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.4 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

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

FROM LES ÉCHELLES

Distance

8.3km

Elevation gain

254m

Avg gradient

3.1%

Max gradient

29.2%

Summit

636m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Cognin

11.9 km · 2.8%

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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