Col du Fau

from Vif · 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.

From Vif, Col du Fau climbs 18.1 km at 3.2% average, gaining 581 m to the 899 m summit, ramping to 7.5%. Its steepest kilometre averages 6.2% near km 17.2. On the Fiets scale this side rates 1.9. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt100%

Gravel0%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 2.8 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.9 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.5 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 7.5 — Photo by bernardvoyageur / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by sogefi / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

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

View at km 10.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.2 — Photo by bernardvoyageur / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.2 — Photo by eric_s / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.7 — Photo by thepriben / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.8 — Photo by bernardvoyageur / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.1 — Photo by cquest / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FROM VIF

Distance

18.1km

Elevation gain

581m

Avg gradient

3.2%

Max gradient

7.5%

Summit

899m

Category

CAT 3

OTHER APPROACHES

Saint-Martin-de-Clelles

9.3 km · 1.7%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Menée

1457m

Col de La Croix-Haute

1183m

Col de Grimone

1318m

Col de la Machine

1011m

Côte de Corps

m

RIDE IT FROM

Grenoble

32 km from the climb · 217 m elev

Bourg-d'Oisans

36 km from the climb · 728 m elev

French Alps

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