Col de Tende / Colle di Tenda

Piedmont, Italy

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col de Tende / Colle di Tenda

CAT 1

Distance

7.4km

Elevation

590m

Avg %

Max %

13.4%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col de Tende / Colle di Tenda

from Tetti Mecci

CAT 1

Distance

8.5km

Elevation

609m

Avg %

7.2%

Max %

11.7%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Rising to 1 871 m in Piedmont, Italy, Col de Tende / Colle di Tenda is a Category 1 cycling climb. From Tende, the toughest side climbs 7.4 km at 8.0% average — 590 m of ascent, pitching to 13.4% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 12.3%, around km 2. It can also be climbed from Tetti Mecci (8.5 km at 7.2%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 5.6. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.