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HC SavoyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Arcs 2000

North-western ascent from Bourg-Saint-Maurice

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Length: 23.3 km
Height gain: 1303 m
Average: 5.6%
Steepest km: 7.9%
Summit altitude: 2118 m
Difficulty: 240

Savoy · 64 climbs

Elevation profile

815 m → 2118 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 1 at 7.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 6.3 km
4–6%: 7.0 km
6–8%: 5.5 km
8–10%: 2.8 km
10–14%: 1.8 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 10.2–11.2: 8.3%
2 km · km 0.2–2.2: 7.6%
5 km · km 6.3–11.3: 6.6%

Time to the top

1h 40 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	894 m	+79 m	7.9%	23.4%
2	963 m	+69 m	6.9%	13.0%
3	1022 m	+59 m	5.9%	19.2%
4	1082 m	+60 m	6.0%	13.2%
5	1141 m	+59 m	5.9%	24.0%
6	1201 m	+61 m	6.1%	15.4%
7	1260 m	+59 m	5.9%	26.2%
8	1323 m	+63 m	6.3%	14.0%
9	1391 m	+68 m	6.8%	28.2%
10	1446 m	+55 m	5.5%	13.0%
11	1512 m	+65 m	6.5%	14.4%
12	1576 m	+65 m	6.5%	12.4%
13	1610 m	+34 m	3.4%	10.0%
14	1656 m	+45 m	4.5%	10.4%
15	1719 m	+64 m	6.4%	17.4%
16	1791 m	+72 m	7.2%	16.0%
17	1822 m	+31 m	3.1%	6.6%
18	1828 m	+7 m	0.7%	4.2%
19	1826 m	−2 m	−0.2%	7.8%
20	1882 m	+56 m	5.6%	20.8%
21	1957 m	+75 m	7.5%	21.4%
22	2025 m	+68 m	6.8%	14.5%
23	2099 m	+73 m	7.3%	17.8%
24	2118 m	+19 m	6.2%	13.8%

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About Arcs 2000

How long and how steep?: From Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Arcs 2000 is 23.3 km long and climbs 1,303 m at an average of 5.6%, to a summit at 2,118 m. Its first kilometre is the steepest, at 7.9%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 40 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 18 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 240.
Where is it?: It's in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 240?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Pla d'Adet, Vielle-Aure 240

Col de Joux-Plane, Samoëns 240

Arcs 2000, Bourg-Saint-Maurice 240

Otero Mayor, San Andrés de Luena 239

Esquera, Ruenes 239

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