Col de la Ventouse

from Beaumont · Massif Central, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

3.15.54.94.64.83.22.71.82.12.95.71.12.13.00123456789101112131415km412m966m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

Starting in Beaumont, this side runs 15.7 km at 3.5% average — 553 m up to the 964 m summit, maxing at 8.1%. Its steepest kilometre averages 6.8% near km 12.4. On the Fiets scale this side rates 1.9. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt98%
Gravel2%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3KM 0.3
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View at km 2.4KM 2.4
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View at km 2.9KM 2.9
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View at km 3.4KM 3.4
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View at km 3.9KM 3.9
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View at km 4.4KM 4.4
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View at km 5KM 5.0
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View at km 5.5KM 5.5
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View at km 6.5KM 6.5
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View at km 7.1KM 7.1
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View at km 7.6KM 7.6
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View at km 8.1KM 8.1
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View at km 8.6KM 8.6
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View at km 9.2KM 9.2
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View at km 9.7KM 9.7
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View at km 10.2KM 10.2
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View at km 10.7KM 10.7
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View at km 11.3KM 11.3
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View at km 11.8KM 11.8
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View at km 12.3KM 12.3
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View at km 12.8KM 12.8
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View at km 13.3KM 13.3
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View at km 13.9KM 13.9
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View at km 14.4KM 14.4
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View at km 14.9KM 14.9
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View at km 15.7KM 15.7
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FROM BEAUMONT

Distance

15.7km

Elevation gain

553m

Avg gradient

3.5%

Max gradient

8.1%

Summit

964m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Nébouzat

8.9 km · 1.8%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Ceyssat

1078m

9.1km away

Côte de La Baraque

765m

11.8km away

Col de la Croix-Morand

1401m

13.1km away

Col de Guéry

1268m

13.3km away

Col de la Croix Saint-Robert

1451m

16.6km away

RIDE IT FROM

Massif Central

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