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1 Puy-de-DômeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col des Fourches

Northern ascent from Le Garret

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Length: 25.2 km
Height gain: 578 m
Average: 2.3%
Steepest km: 6.9%
Summit altitude: 975 m
Difficulty: 120

Puy-de-Dôme · 33 climbs

2 ways up Compare all 2

Le Garret 25.2 km, 2.3% average, 578 m height gain
Saint-Dier-D'Auvergne 21.5 km, 2.4% average, 517 m height gain

Elevation profile

397 m → 975 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 25 at 6.9%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 13.2 km
4–6%: 8.0 km
6–8%: 3.8 km
8–10%: 0.3 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 24.0–25.0: 6.9%
2 km · km 23.0–25.0: 6.7%
5 km · km 10.6–15.6: 4.7%

Time to the top

1h 10 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	454 m	+56 m	5.6%	9.0%
2	509 m	+56 m	5.6%	7.4%
3	558 m	+49 m	4.9%	5.4%
4	584 m	+26 m	2.6%	4.8%
5	626 m	+42 m	4.2%	5.0%
6	651 m	+24 m	2.4%	4.2%
7	675 m	+25 m	2.5%	4.8%
8	706 m	+31 m	3.1%	4.6%
9	694 m	−13 m	−1.3%	1.0%
10	715 m	+22 m	2.2%	4.0%
11	722 m	+7 m	0.7%	9.4%
12	744 m	+23 m	2.3%	5.0%
13	789 m	+45 m	4.5%	4.6%
14	845 m	+56 m	5.6%	6.8%
15	897 m	+52 m	5.2%	6.2%
16	921 m	+23 m	2.3%	6.4%
17	881 m	−39 m	−3.9%	0.0%
18	837 m	−45 m	−4.5%	0.0%
19	805 m	−32 m	−3.2%	0.6%
20	798 m	−7 m	−0.7%	2.4%
21	781 m	−17 m	−1.7%	2.4%
22	784 m	+3 m	0.3%	3.4%
23	835 m	+51 m	5.1%	7.0%
24	901 m	+66 m	6.6%	7.0%
25	970 m	+69 m	6.9%	8.6%
26	975 m	+5 m	2.2%	3.2%

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About Col des Fourches

How long and how steep?: From Le Garret, Col des Fourches is 25.2 km long and climbs 578 m at an average of 2.3%, to a summit at 975 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 25, averages 6.9%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 10 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 58 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's a category 1 climb, with a difficulty score of 120.
Where is it?: It's in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 120?

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

Aramón Javalambre, La Puebla de Valverde 121

Collado del Alguacil, Tocón 120

Col des Fourches, Le Garret 120

Puerto de Honduras, Hervás 120

Alto di Arodolo, Molina di Fiemme 120

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