Col du Fau

from Saint-Martin-de-Clelles · French Alps, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

0.12.33.5-0.5-1.00.51.74.51.00123456789km747m902m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

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

Starting in Saint-Martin-de-Clelles, this side runs 9.3 km at 1.7% average — 154 m up to the 899 m summit, maxing at 10.0%. Its steepest kilometre averages 7.5% near km 2.9. On the Fiets scale this side rates 0.3. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%
Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.8KM 0.8
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View at km 1.3KM 1.3
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View at km 2.3KM 2.3
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View at km 2.8KM 2.8
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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 4.9KM 4.9
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View at km 5.4KM 5.4
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View at km 7KM 7.0
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View at km 7.5KM 7.5
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View at km 8KM 8.0
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View at km 9.1KM 9.1
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View at km 9.3KM 9.3
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