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HC AriègeOccitania, France

Col de Puymorens

Northern ascent from Ax-les-Thermes — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 27.1 km
Height gain: 1188 m
Average: 4.4%
Steepest km: 7.5%
Summit altitude: 1914 m
Difficulty: 172

Ariège · 17 climbs

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Ax-les-Thermes 27.1 km, 4.4% average, 1188 m height gain
Latour de Carol 18.7 km, 3.6% average, 667 m height gain

Elevation profile

726 m → 1916 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 19 at 7.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 10.4 km
4–6%: 13.3 km
6–8%: 3.0 km
8–10%: 0.5 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 18.4–19.4: 7.7%
2 km · km 18.0–20.0: 6.9%
5 km · km 18.0–23.0: 5.8%

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	776 m	+50 m	5.0%	7.8%
2	812 m	+36 m	3.6%	7.6%
3	854 m	+43 m	4.3%	9.4%
4	881 m	+27 m	2.7%	6.6%
5	931 m	+49 m	4.9%	6.6%
6	969 m	+38 m	3.8%	5.6%
7	1018 m	+49 m	4.9%	6.6%
8	1044 m	+26 m	2.6%	6.4%
9	1076 m	+32 m	3.2%	4.6%
10	1102 m	+26 m	2.6%	4.6%
11	1135 m	+32 m	3.2%	4.2%
12	1172 m	+38 m	3.8%	5.6%
13	1217 m	+45 m	4.5%	5.4%
14	1248 m	+31 m	3.1%	5.0%
15	1293 m	+45 m	4.5%	8.6%
16	1337 m	+43 m	4.3%	7.8%
17	1388 m	+51 m	5.1%	6.4%
18	1429 m	+42 m	4.2%	5.8%
19	1505 m	+75 m	7.5%	9.8%
20	1567 m	+63 m	6.3%	9.4%
21	1621 m	+53 m	5.3%	8.0%
22	1670 m	+50 m	5.0%	7.6%
23	1719 m	+49 m	4.9%	5.2%
24	1765 m	+47 m	4.7%	5.4%
25	1812 m	+47 m	4.7%	6.0%
26	1867 m	+55 m	5.5%	6.2%
27	1916 m	+49 m	4.9%	5.2%
28	1914 m	−2 m	−1.6%	0.0%

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About Col de Puymorens

How long and how steep?: From Ax-les-Thermes, Col de Puymorens is 27.1 km long and climbs 1,188 m at an average of 4.4%, to a summit at 1,914 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 19, averages 7.5%.
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 172. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col de Puymorens.
Where is it?: It's in Ariège, Occitania, France.

How hard is 172?

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

Col de la Hourquette d'Ancizan-est, Guchen 172

Pitarque por Pitarque 172

Col de Puymorens, Ax-les-Thermes 172

Faro de Domaio, Palmás 172

Puig Major, Base Militar de Son Torella 172

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