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HC LoireAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col du Béal

North-eastern ascent from Leigneux

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Length: 26.8 km
Height gain: 984 m
Average: 3.7%
Steepest km: 6.3%
Summit altitude: 1389 m
Difficulty: 163

Loire · 3 climbs

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Leigneux 26.8 km, 3.7% average, 984 m height gain
Job 18.0 km, 4.2% average, 752 m height gain
Vertolaye 13.6 km, 6.6% average, 895 m height gain
Le Brugeron 10.5 km, 5.2% average, 542 m height gain

Elevation profile

404 m → 1389 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 5 at 6.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 11.1 km
4–6%: 8.0 km
6–8%: 7.8 km
8–10%: 0.0 km
10–14%: 0.0 km
14%+: 0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 17.4–18.4: 6.9%
2 km · km 3.5–5.5: 6.3%
5 km · km 2.4–7.4: 5.9%

Time to the top

1h 27 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	417 m	+12 m	1.2%	3.6%
2	418 m	+2 m	0.2%	3.4%
3	459 m	+40 m	4.0%	7.2%
4	519 m	+61 m	6.1%	6.8%
5	583 m	+63 m	6.3%	9.0%
6	644 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.8%
7	695 m	+51 m	5.1%	6.6%
8	745 m	+50 m	5.0%	6.0%
9	801 m	+56 m	5.6%	7.0%
10	857 m	+56 m	5.6%	7.0%
11	853 m	−4 m	−0.4%	3.2%
12	872 m	+19 m	1.9%	5.8%
13	885 m	+13 m	1.3%	5.4%
14	891 m	+6 m	0.6%	1.6%
15	881 m	−10 m	−1.0%	1.6%
16	875 m	−6 m	−0.6%	2.8%
17	869 m	−6 m	−0.6%	7.0%
18	922 m	+53 m	5.3%	9.0%
19	980 m	+58 m	5.8%	8.2%
20	1029 m	+49 m	4.9%	7.0%
21	1068 m	+38 m	3.8%	6.0%
22	1114 m	+47 m	4.7%	6.4%
23	1163 m	+48 m	4.8%	9.4%
24	1224 m	+62 m	6.2%	12.8%
25	1286 m	+62 m	6.2%	7.0%
26	1343 m	+57 m	5.7%	6.8%
27	1389 m	+46 m	5.5%	8.0%

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About Col du Béal

How long and how steep?: From Leigneux, Col du Béal is 26.8 km long and climbs 984 m at an average of 3.7%, to a summit at 1,389 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 6.3%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 27 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 09 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 163.
Where is it?: It's in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 163?

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

A Muralla por Teaio, Parafita 163

Passo di Zambla, Ponte Nossa 163

Col du Béal, Leigneux 163

Mirador de Cherfe, Masca 162

Tobira-tōge via Wada 162

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