Col de la Fageole

Massif Central, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de la Fageole

from Saint-Flour

CAT 3

Distance

5.0km

Elevation

220m

Avg %

4.4%

Max %

7.8%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col de la Fageole

from Vieillespesse

CAT 4

Distance

5.3km

Elevation

183m

Avg %

3.5%

Max %

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 107 m in Massif Central, France, Col de la Fageole is a Category 3 cycling climb. From Saint-Flour, the toughest side climbs 5.0 km at 4.4% average — 220 m of ascent, pitching to 7.8% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 7.4%, around km 2.8. It can also be climbed from Vieillespesse (5.3 km at 3.5%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 1.1. Spring to autumn brings the steadiest riding, with snow possible in mid-winter.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM SAINT-FLOUR

View at km 0.8 — Photo by tasmaniadevil / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.4 — Photo by tasmaniadevil / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.5 — Photo by chivos / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.1 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.6 — Photo by olyon / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.2 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.7 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5 — Photo by bernardvoyageur / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

COL DE LA FAGEOLE

Summit

1107m

Approaches

Hardest

CAT 3

Hardest side

5.0km

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Prat-de-Bouc

1396m

27km away