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HC Hautes PyreneesOccitania, France

Col de Tentes via Cirque de Gavarnie

Northern ascent from Luz Saint Sauveur — the hardest of the 2 ways up

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Length: 29.9 km
Height gain: 1498 m
Average: 5.0%
Steepest km: 9.1%
Summit altitude: 2208 m
Difficulty: 303

Hautes Pyrenees · 4th of the five hardest

2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Luz Saint Sauveur 29.9 km, 5.0% average, 1498 m height gain
Gavarnie 10.7 km, 7.9% average, 844 m height gain

Elevation profile

684 m → 2208 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 23 at 9.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 9.9 km
4–6%: 9.3 km
6–8%: 3.5 km
8–10%: 7.0 km
10–14%: 0.3 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 21.4–22.4: 9.5%
2 km · km 21.4–23.4: 9.1%
5 km · km 20.1–25.1: 8.6%

Time to the top

1h 55 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	696 m	−14 m	−1.4%	9.0%
2	754 m	+58 m	5.8%	9.8%
3	785 m	+32 m	3.2%	6.6%
4	824 m	+38 m	3.8%	5.8%
5	840 m	+16 m	1.6%	10.8%
6	880 m	+40 m	4.0%	6.6%
7	912 m	+32 m	3.2%	5.8%
8	925 m	+13 m	1.3%	3.0%
9	944 m	+19 m	1.9%	5.6%
10	988 m	+44 m	4.4%	7.0%
11	1002 m	+14 m	1.4%	5.8%
12	1038 m	+37 m	3.7%	6.0%
13	1084 m	+45 m	4.5%	6.0%
14	1135 m	+51 m	5.1%	6.0%
15	1188 m	+53 m	5.3%	6.8%
16	1220 m	+32 m	3.2%	6.6%
17	1252 m	+33 m	3.3%	5.8%
18	1310 m	+58 m	5.8%	7.8%
19	1357 m	+46 m	4.6%	6.6%
20	1391 m	+34 m	3.4%	6.0%
21	1477 m	+86 m	8.6%	10.0%
22	1563 m	+86 m	8.6%	10.6%
23	1655 m	+91 m	9.1%	14.2%
24	1739 m	+84 m	8.4%	9.6%
25	1821 m	+82 m	8.2%	9.8%
26	1900 m	+80 m	8.0%	10.6%
27	1988 m	+87 m	8.7%	10.0%
28	2070 m	+82 m	8.2%	10.2%
29	2139 m	+70 m	7.0%	10.0%
30	2208 m	+69 m	7.4%	10.2%

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How hard is 303?

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

La Plagne Aime 2000, Aime 304

Col d’Aubisque via Col du Soulor, Argeles Gazost 304

Col de Tentes via Cirque de Gavarnie, Luz Saint Sauveur 303

Coll de Pradell, Les Cases Noves del Collet 303

Valico di Valbona, Barcarola 303

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