Altigraphs
Popular climbs Pico del Veleta por Collado de las Sabinas Pico del Veleta por Canales Pico del Veleta
Or browse
Map Regions
Join Altigraphs
  • Save climbs to ride later
  • Add rider notes and photos
  • Add a missing climb or fix one
Sign up Log in
Add a climb
Preferences
EN ES FR IT
2 Where this climb is: IsèreAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Col du Cucheron

Northern ascent from Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
GPX Profile
Length
7.6 km
Height gain
490 m
Average
6.5%
Steepest km
10.6%
Summit altitude
1137 m
Difficulty
114
2 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 2

Elevation profile

644 m → 1137 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Col du Cucheron from Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 2 at 10.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.3 km
4–6%
2.5 km
6–8%
0.8 km
8–10%
2.0 km
10–14%
1.0 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 1.0–2.0
10.6%
2 km · km 0.8–2.8
10.0%
5 km · km 0.6–5.6
6.9%

Time to the top

0h 35 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

Export CSV
Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 678 m 3.0%
2 784 m 10.6%
3 871 m 8.7%
4 919 m 4.8%
5 964 m 4.5%
6 1007 m 4.3%
7 1083 m 7.6%
8 1137 m 9.1%

Route map

Two fingers to pan
Directions
Satellite
Road surface not mapped yet Report a road type
No tunnels mapped Map a tunnel

About Col du Cucheron

How long and how steep?
From Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Col du Cucheron is 7.6 km long and climbs 490 m at an average of 6.5%, to a summit at 1,137 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 2, averages 10.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 35 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 27 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's a category 2 climb, with a difficulty score of 114. It's the hardest of the 2 ways up to Col du Cucheron.
Where is it?
It's in Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 114?

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

Puerto de San Martín 114
Alto Rey 114
Col du Cucheron, Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont 114
Cotos por Rascafría, El Paular 114
Casteil - Abbaye Saint-Martin-du-Canigou, Casteil 114

Around here

Map of climbs around here Search every climb

Help complete this climb

Riders’ photos, notes and corrections make every profile better.

Add a photo No photos yet — the last kilometre, the summit sign Write a rider note Traffic, water, where it really bites Map a tunnel Mark where the road goes underground Report a road type Not mapped yet — paved, unpaved or cobbles
Vote the best months to ride No votes yet
Nobody has voted yet Ridden this one? Tap the months you'd recommend to help other riders time it right.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
▼
N
D
Tap a month you'd recommend
Edit climb data Report an error History
Added by Thutmose · 1 contributor

Climbs nearby

Col du Granier From Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont · starts 0.5 km away
9.5 km +492 m 5.2%
Col du Cucheron From Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse · starts 8.7 km away
3.3 km +250 m 7.7%
Col de Porte From Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse · starts 9.1 km away
8.2 km +530 m 6.4%
Col du Coq From Saint-Pierre-de-Chartreuse · starts 9.1 km away
11.8 km +640 m 5.4%