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HC Where this climb is: Alpes-de-Haute-ProvenceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Col de Vars

South-eastern ascent from Tournoux
GPX Profile
Length
11.8 km
Height gain
751 m
Average
6.4%
Steepest km
10.5%
Summit altitude
2109 m
Difficulty
183
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Elevation profile

1358 m → 2109 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col de Vars from Tournoux
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 8 at 10.5%
One short section looks like a survey error (hatched) — usually a tunnel or a bridge, measured from the terrain above or below the road. It is left out of the steepest-km figure.
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Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
3.5 km
4–6%
0.5 km
6–8%
2.8 km
8–10%
2.8 km
10–14%
2.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.1–8.1
10.5%
2 km · km 7.0–9.0
10.2%
5 km · km 6.8–11.8
8.9%

Time to the top

0h 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 Gradient 0–15%
1 1375 m 1.7%
2 1435 m 6.0% ? Includes a suspected survey error
3 1456 m 2.1%
4 1507 m 5.0%
5 1583 m 7.6%
6 1652 m 6.9%
7 1672 m 2.0%
8 1777 m 10.5%
9 1876 m 9.9%
10 1963 m 8.7%

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About Col de Vars

How long and how steep?
From Tournoux, Col de Vars is 11.8 km long and climbs 751 m at an average of 6.4%, to a summit at 2,109 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 8, averages 10.5%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 56 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 43 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 183.
Where is it?
It's in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 183?

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

Err-Puigmal via N116, Llous 183
Alto do Couto, Seoane do Courel 183
Col de Vars, Tournoux 183
Col du Pradel, Niort-de-Sault 183
Passo del Capriolo, Canezza 183

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