Kandel
France
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
APPROACH ROUTES
Rising to 1 204 m, Kandel is a Category 1 cycling climb. From Waldkirch, the toughest side climbs 12.0 km at 7.6% average — 909 m of ascent, pitching to 14.6% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 11.7%, around km 4. It can also be climbed from Denzlingen (19.2 km at 4.9%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 7.1. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.
RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM WALDKIRCH
KM 0.3
KM 0.8
KM 5.5
KM 6.0
KM 7.6
KM 8.6
KM 9.1
KM 9.7
KM 10.2
KM 10.7
KM 11.7
KM 12.0KANDEL
Summit
1204m
Approaches
2
Hardest
CAT 1
Hardest side
12.0km