Col de la Perche
Pyrenees, France
APPROACH ROUTES
Col de la Perche
from Corneilla-de-Conflent
Distance
31.5km
Elevation
1126m
Avg %
3.6%
Max %
12.5%
Col de la Perche
from Bourg-Madame
Distance
18.0km
Elevation
438m
Avg %
2.4%
Max %
6.9%
Col de la Perche
from Saillagouse
Distance
10.4km
Elevation
275m
Avg %
2.6%
Max %
9.8%
Col de la Perche is a Category 1 ascent in the Pyrenees, France, topping out at 1 579 m. The Corneilla-de-Conflent approach is the hardest — 31.5 km at 3.6%, 1 126 m gained, maxing at 12.5%. The steepest kilometre averages 10.6%, around km 24.3. It can also be climbed from Saillagouse and Bourg-Madame — the gentlest from Bourg-Madame at 2.4%: 3 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 4.6. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.
RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM CORNEILLA-DE-CONFLENT
KM 0.3
KM 0.8
KM 1.3
KM 2.8
KM 3.3
KM 3.8
KM 4.3
KM 4.8
KM 5.3
KM 5.8
KM 6.4
KM 6.9
KM 7.4
KM 8.4
KM 8.9
KM 9.9
KM 10.4
KM 10.9
KM 11.4
KM 12.5
KM 13.0
KM 14.0
KM 14.5
KM 15.0
KM 15.5
KM 16.0
KM 16.5
KM 17.0
KM 18.6
KM 19.1
KM 19.6
KM 20.1
KM 20.6
KM 21.1
KM 21.6
KM 22.1
KM 22.6
KM 23.1
KM 24.1
KM 24.7
KM 25.2
KM 25.7
KM 26.2
KM 26.7
KM 27.2
KM 27.7
KM 28.2
KM 28.7
KM 29.2
KM 29.7
KM 30.2
KM 30.8
KM 31.3
KM 31.5COL DE LA PERCHE
Summit
1579m
Approaches
3
Hardest
CAT 1
Hardest side
31.5km