Col de Prat-de-Bouc
Massif Central, France
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
APPROACH ROUTES
Rising to 1 396 m in Massif Central, France, Col de Prat-de-Bouc is a Category 2 cycling climb. From Murat, the toughest side climbs 8.3 km at 6.0% average — 501 m of ascent, pitching to 13.9% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 11.1%, around km 0.6. It can also be climbed from Paulhac (3.1 km at 6.0%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 3.4. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.
RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM MURAT
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 8.4COL DE PRAT-DE-BOUC
Summit
1396m
Approaches
2
Hardest
CAT 2
Hardest side
8.3km