Col de Granon

French Alps, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de Granon is a Hors Catégorie cycling climb in the French Alps, France, cresting at 2 413 m. The climb from Saint-Chaffrey covers 11.8 km at 8.9% average, gaining 1 050 m, with ramps up to 13.1%. The steepest kilometre averages 12.0%, around km 7.3. The approach is profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 10.8, among the region's hardest. Above the treeline the summit holds snow well into spring, so the dependable riding window runs roughly June to October.