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HC JuraBourgogne – Franche-Comté, France

Col de La Faucille

Western ascent from Saint-Claude

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Length: 29.0 km
Height gain: 890 m
Average: 3.1%
Steepest km: 7.3%
Summit altitude: 1320 m
Difficulty: 180

Bourgogne – Franche-Comté · 2nd of the five hardest

Elevation profile

428 m → 1320 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 3 at 7.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 14.0 km
4–6%: 9.0 km
6–8%: 6.0 km
8–10%: 0.0 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 1.6–2.6: 7.7%
2 km · km 1.6–3.6: 7.2%
5 km · km 0.7–5.7: 6.7%

Time to the top

1h 30 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	459 m	+30 m	3.0%	7.0%
2	527 m	+68 m	6.8%	8.0%
3	600 m	+73 m	7.3%	8.2%
4	667 m	+68 m	6.8%	7.4%
5	734 m	+66 m	6.6%	7.0%
6	793 m	+59 m	5.9%	7.0%
7	839 m	+46 m	4.6%	6.6%
8	897 m	+58 m	5.8%	6.2%
9	948 m	+51 m	5.1%	5.8%
10	978 m	+30 m	3.0%	4.0%
11	1014 m	+36 m	3.6%	4.0%
12	1043 m	+29 m	2.9%	4.8%
13	1072 m	+30 m	2.9%	5.0%
14	1115 m	+42 m	4.2%	5.2%
15	1165 m	+50 m	5.0%	5.8%
16	1167 m	+2 m	0.2%	4.0%
17	1171 m	+5 m	0.5%	3.8%
18	1193 m	+21 m	2.1%	4.6%
19	1148 m	−45 m	−4.5%	0.2%
20	1091 m	−57 m	−5.7%	0.0%
21	1036 m	−55 m	−5.5%	0.0%
22	984 m	−52 m	−5.2%	0.0%
23	1034 m	+50 m	5.0%	6.0%
24	1075 m	+41 m	4.1%	5.8%
25	1126 m	+51 m	5.1%	6.0%
26	1185 m	+59 m	5.9%	6.6%
27	1243 m	+59 m	5.9%	6.2%
28	1296 m	+53 m	5.3%	6.4%
29	1320 m	+24 m	2.4%	10.0%

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About Col de La Faucille

How long and how steep?: From Saint-Claude, Col de La Faucille is 29.0 km long and climbs 890 m at an average of 3.1%, to a summit at 1,320 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 3, averages 7.3%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 30 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 12 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 180.
Where is it?: It's in Jura, Bourgogne – Franche-Comté, France.

How hard is 180?

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

Monte Cucco, Sigillo 180

Observatorio del Nevazo, Caravaca de la Cruz 180

Col de La Faucille, Saint-Claude 180

Col de La Forclaz-Montmin, Vesonne 180

Passo Culmine San Pietro, San Giovanni Bianco 180

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