Col du Télégraphe

French Alps, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

APPROACH ROUTES

Col du Télégraphe

from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne

CAT 1

Distance

12.1km

Elevation

841m

Avg %

Max %

12.5%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col du Télégraphe

from Valloire

CAT 4

Distance

4.7km

Elevation

150m

Avg %

3.2%

Max %

8.5%

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Col du Télégraphe is a Category 1 cycling climb in the French Alps, France, cresting at 1 566 m. Its hardest ascent, from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, covers 12.1 km at 7.0% average, gaining 841 m, with ramps up to 12.5%. The steepest kilometre averages 11.1%, around km 10.9. It can also be climbed from Valloire (4.7 km at 3.2%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 6.4. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.