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HC Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Col de La Cayolle

North-western ascent from Uvernet-Fours

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Length: 25.3 km
Height gain: 1150 m
Average: 4.6%
Steepest km: 7.7%
Summit altitude: 2327 m
Difficulty: 187

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence · 4th of the five hardest

Elevation profile

1177 m → 2327 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 23 at 7.7%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 11.0 km
4–6%: 6.5 km
6–8%: 5.3 km
8–10%: 2.0 km
10–14%: 0.5 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 20.4–21.4: 8.5%
2 km · km 20.4–22.4: 8.0%
5 km · km 20.3–25.3: 7.2%

Time to the top

1h 32 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	1221 m	+44 m	4.4%	6.8%
2	1238 m	+17 m	1.7%	4.2%
3	1258 m	+19 m	1.9%	8.8%
4	1303 m	+45 m	4.5%	12.8%
5	1342 m	+39 m	3.9%	14.4%
6	1401 m	+59 m	5.9%	9.8%
7	1452 m	+51 m	5.1%	9.4%
8	1490 m	+38 m	3.8%	6.0%
9	1558 m	+69 m	6.9%	9.2%
10	1613 m	+54 m	5.4%	8.6%
11	1650 m	+37 m	3.7%	7.4%
12	1668 m	+18 m	1.8%	7.2%
13	1717 m	+49 m	4.9%	8.4%
14	1752 m	+36 m	3.6%	5.2%
15	1764 m	+12 m	1.2%	4.6%
16	1783 m	+18 m	1.8%	4.0%
17	1837 m	+55 m	5.5%	11.6%
18	1882 m	+45 m	4.5%	6.0%
19	1921 m	+39 m	3.9%	6.2%
20	1964 m	+43 m	4.3%	5.0%
21	2027 m	+64 m	6.4%	15.6%
22	2090 m	+62 m	6.2%	14.4%
23	2167 m	+77 m	7.7%	10.0%
24	2239 m	+72 m	7.2%	8.2%
25	2308 m	+69 m	6.9%	7.4%
26	2327 m	+18 m	7.1%	7.4%

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About Col de La Cayolle

How long and how steep?: From Uvernet-Fours, Col de La Cayolle is 25.3 km long and climbs 1,150 m at an average of 4.6%, to a summit at 2,327 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 23, averages 7.7%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 32 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 13 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 187.
Where is it?: It's in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 187?

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

Monte Livata via Jenne, Subiaco 187

Alto Campoo – El Chivo, La Lomba 187

Col de La Cayolle, Uvernet-Fours 187

Peña Cabarga, Heras 187

Estrada Fajã de Ovelha, Paúl do Mar 186

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