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HC Where this climb is: MartignyValais/Wallis, Switzerland

Col de La Forclaz

North-eastern ascent from Martigny
GPX Profile
Length
13.1 km
Height gain
1025 m
Average
7.8%
Steepest km
8.6%
Summit altitude
1527 m
Difficulty
240

Elevation profile

502 m → 1527 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de La Forclaz from Martigny
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 6 at 8.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.3 km
4–6%
0.0 km
6–8%
5.8 km
8–10%
7.0 km
10–14%
0.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 5.2–6.2
8.6%
2 km · km 5.2–7.2
8.5%
5 km · km 2.2–7.2
8.3%

Time to the top

1h 09 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%
1 570 m 6.8%
2 650 m 8.0%
3 728 m 7.8%
4 810 m 8.2%
5 893 m 8.3%
6 978 m 8.6%
7 1063 m 8.5%
8 1140 m 7.7%
9 1217 m 7.7%
10 1292 m 7.5%

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About Col de La Forclaz

How long and how steep?
From Martigny, Col de La Forclaz is 13.1 km long and climbs 1,025 m at an average of 7.8%, to a summit at 1,527 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 6, averages 8.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 09 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 53 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 Martigny, Valais/Wallis, Switzerland.

How hard is 240?

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

Sierra Cabrera y Collado Cufría, Turre 241
Col de Turini via Sospel 241
Col de La Forclaz, Martigny 240
Pla d'Adet, Vielle-Aure 240
Col de Joux-Plane, Samoëns 240

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