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HC Where this climb is: Hautes PyreneesOccitania, France

Col de Spandelles

Western ascent from Ferrières
GPX Profile
Length
10.3 km
Height gain
854 m
Average
8.3%
Steepest km
9.5%
Summit altitude
1376 m
Difficulty
219
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

520 m → 1376 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Spandelles from Ferrières
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 9.5%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.8 km
4–6%
1.1 km
6–8%
2.5 km
8–10%
3.3 km
10–14%
2.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 0.9–1.9
10.5%
2 km · km 0.4–2.4
10.0%
5 km · km 0.6–5.6
9.1%

Time to the top

0h 59 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%
1 609 m 8.7%
2 701 m 9.2%
3 782 m 8.0%
4 873 m 9.1%
5 957 m 8.4%
6 1049 m 9.2%
7 1107 m 5.8%
8 1184 m 7.7%
9 1279 m 9.5%
10 1344 m 6.5%

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About Col de Spandelles

How long and how steep?
From Ferrières, Col de Spandelles is 10.3 km long and climbs 854 m at an average of 8.3%, to a summit at 1,376 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 9, averages 9.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 60 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 46 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 219. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col de Spandelles.
Where is it?
It's in Hautes Pyrenees, Occitania, France.

How hard is 219?

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

Ermita de la Virgen de las Nieves, Ampuero 219
Col du Pourtalet, Laruns 219
Col de Spandelles, Ferrières 219
Bostmendieta, Lacarry-Arhan-Charritte-de-Haut 218
Passo di Zambla, La Rocca 218

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