Col de Moissière

French Alps, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de Moissière is a Category 1 cycling climb in the French Alps, France, cresting at 1 573 m. Its hardest ascent, from Les Cesaris, covers 9.6 km at 7.5% average, gaining 716 m, with ramps up to 14.8%. The steepest kilometre averages 13.5%, around km 8.2. It can also be climbed from Saint-Léger-les-Mélèzes (8.9 km at 3.6%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 5.9. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.