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HC Where this climb is: AriègeOccitania, France

Col de Pailhères

Western ascent from Ax-les-Thermes
GPX Profile
Length
18.6 km
Height gain
1265 m
Average
6.8%
Steepest km
9.6%
Summit altitude
2000 m
Difficulty
292
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

735 m → 2000 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Pailhères from Ax-les-Thermes
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 17 at 9.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
2.8 km
4–6%
3.5 km
6–8%
4.6 km
8–10%
7.5 km
10–14%
0.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 16.1–17.1
9.6%
2 km · km 16.1–18.1
9.4%
5 km · km 13.1–18.1
9.2%

Time to the top

1h 28 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%
1 799 m 6.4%
2 858 m 5.9%
3 929 m 7.1%
4 992 m 6.3%
5 1036 m 4.4%
6 1085 m 4.9%
7 1099 m 1.3%
8 1137 m 3.9%
9 1219 m 8.2%
10 1304 m 8.5%

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How hard is 292?

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

Passo di Gavia, Bormio 293
Mikuni Toge, Oyama 293
Col de Pailhères, Ax-les-Thermes 292
Puerto La Ragua, Cherin 292
Chamrousse, Belmont 292

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