Col de Plainpalais

from Lescheraines · French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

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

Starting in Lescheraines, this side runs 12.5 km at 4.7% average — 586 m up to the 1 173 m summit, maxing at 9.9%. Its steepest kilometre averages 8.8% near km 10.9. On the Fiets scale this side rates 2.9. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt98%

Gravel2%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.8 — Photo by connermacleod69 / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.4 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.6 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.1 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.6 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.2 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.7 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.5 — Photo by MatthieuF4FNE / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM LESCHERAINES

Distance

12.5km

Elevation gain

586m

Avg gradient

4.7%

Max gradient

9.9%

Summit

1173m

OTHER APPROACHES

La Ravoire

14.6 km · 6%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col des Prés

1134m

6.5km away

Col du Frêne

950m

11.6km away

Col du Chat

638m

14.3km away

Mont du Chat

1486m

15.5km away

Le Semnoz

17.2km away

RIDE IT FROM

Annecy

29 km from the climb · 461 m elev

French Alps

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