Altigraphs
2 Hautes-Alpes, France

Col du Galibier

Southern ascent from Lautaret
Length
8.6 km
Height gain
584 m
Average
6.8%
Steepest km
9.4%
Summit altitude
2641 m
Difficulty
117
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Elevation profile

2057 m → 2641 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 9 at 9.4%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.5 km
4–6%
2.3 km
6–8%
4.5 km
8–10%
1.3 km
10–14%
0.1 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 7.7–8.6
9.1%
2 km · km 2.0–4.0
7.4%
5 km · km 0.4–5.4
7.0%

Time to the top

0h 40 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 2116 m 5.9%
2 2183 m 6.8%
3 2258 m 7.4%
4 2331 m 7.3%
5 2393 m 6.2%
6 2459 m 6.6%
7 2516 m 5.7%
8 2582 m 6.6%
9 2641 m 9.4%

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How hard is 117?

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

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