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Col de Carpiagne

Western ascent from Sainte-Marguerite
Length
7.9 km
Height gain
295 m
Average
3.7%
Steepest km
5.9%
Summit altitude
325 m
Difficulty
45
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

30 m → 325 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Carpiagne from Sainte-Marguerite
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 5.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.8 km
4–6%
3.4 km
6–8%
0.8 km
8–10%
0.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.2–6.2
6.1%
2 km · km 5.2–7.2
5.9%
5 km · km 2.9–7.9
4.9%

Time to the top

0h 24 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 Gradient 0–15%
1 47 m 1.7%
2 71 m 2.4%
3 84 m 1.4%
4 118 m 3.4%
5 161 m 4.3%
6 220 m 5.9%
7 278 m 5.8%
8 325 m 5.3%

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About Col de Carpiagne

How long and how steep?
From Sainte-Marguerite, Col de Carpiagne is 7.9 km long and climbs 295 m at an average of 3.7%, to a summit at 325 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 6, averages 5.9%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 25 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 20 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 3 climb, with a difficulty score of 45. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col de Carpiagne.
Where is it?
It's in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 45?

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

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