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HC Where this climb is: SavoyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col de la Croix de Fer

North-eastern ascent from Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines
GPX Profile
Length
22.8 km
Height gain
1580 m
Average
6.9%
Steepest km
11.0%
Summit altitude
2064 m
Difficulty
364
3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Elevation profile

484 m → 2064 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de la Croix de Fer from Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 19 at 11.0%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.5 km
4–6%
3.0 km
6–8%
9.8 km
8–10%
5.0 km
10–14%
2.5 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 18.1–19.1
11.2%
2 km · km 17.5–19.5
10.8%
5 km · km 14.5–19.5
8.9%

Time to the top

1h 51 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%
1 541 m 5.7%
2 611 m 7.0%
3 683 m 7.3%
4 756 m 7.2%
5 831 m 7.5%
6 900 m 6.9%
7 976 m 7.6%
8 1052 m 7.6%
9 1098 m 4.6%
10 1107 m 0.8%

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About Col de la Croix de Fer

How long and how steep?
From Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines, Col de la Croix de Fer is 22.8 km long and climbs 1,580 m at an average of 6.9%, to a summit at 2,064 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 19, averages 11.0%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 51 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 25 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 364. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Col de la Croix de Fer.
Where is it?
It's in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 364?

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

Col de la Madeleine via Saint-François-Longchamp, La Chambre 366
Le Chalmieu, Villargondran 365
Col de la Croix de Fer, Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 364
Passo del Mortirolo (Passo di Foppa), Monno 363
Col de La Madeleine, Feissons-sur-Isère 361

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