Col du Glandon

from Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines · French Alps, France

Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%

GRADIENT PROFILE

6.97.76.58.96.68.13.51.43.28.39.08.18.57.66.38.69.612.101234567891011121314151617181920km450m1922m
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

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

From Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines, Col du Glandon climbs 21.0 km at 7.0% average, gaining 1 472 m to the 1 924 m summit, ramping to 13.3%. Its steepest kilometre averages 12.4% near km 20.4. On the Fiets scale this side rates 11.2.

Surface

Asphalt100%
Gravel0%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 1.8KM 1.8
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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 7.9KM 7.9
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View at km 9KM 9.0
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View at km 10.5KM 10.5
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View at km 11KM 11.0
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View at km 12KM 12.0
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View at km 12.6KM 12.6
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View at km 18.2KM 18.2
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View at km 18.7KM 18.7
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View at km 20.2KM 20.2
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View at km 20.7KM 20.7
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View at km 21KM 21.0
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FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2025 — Stage 18

as “Col du Glandon”

HC

FROM SAINT-ÉTIENNE-DE-CUINES

Distance

21.0km

Elevation gain

1472m

Avg gradient

7%

Max gradient

13.3%

Summit

1924m

Category

HC

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de la Croix-de-Fer

2067m

2.6km away

Col de Sarenne

1999m

17km away

Alpe d'Huez

1860m

18.3km away

Col du Télégraphe

1566m

21.5km away

Les Deux Alpes

m

25.8km away

RIDE IT FROM

Bourg-d'Oisans

23 km from the climb · 728 m elev

Grenoble

35 km from the climb · 217 m elev

French Alps

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