Col de la Forclaz
Italy
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
APPROACH ROUTES
Col de la Forclaz is a Category 1 cycling climb, cresting at 1 527 m. Its hardest ascent, from Ravoire, covers 13.1 km at 7.9% average, gaining 1 031 m, with ramps up to 13.9%. The steepest kilometre averages 11.0%, around km 5.7. It can also be climbed from Trient (7.1 km at 5.9%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 8.6, among the region's hardest. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.
RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM RAVOIRE
KM 0.3
KM 0.8
KM 1.3
KM 1.8
KM 2.4
KM 2.9
KM 3.4
KM 3.9
KM 4.5
KM 5.0
KM 5.5
KM 6.0
KM 6.6
KM 7.1
KM 7.6
KM 8.1
KM 9.2
KM 9.7
KM 10.2
KM 10.7
KM 11.3
KM 11.8
KM 12.3
KM 13.1COL DE LA FORCLAZ
Summit
1527m
Approaches
2
Hardest
CAT 1
Hardest side
13.1km