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HC Hautes-AlpesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Col du Galibier

South-eastern ascent from Saint Chaffrey

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Length: 32.2 km
Height gain: 1303 m
Average: 4.0%
Steepest km: 10.2%
Summit altitude: 2636 m
Difficulty: 228

Hautes-Alpes · 24 climbs

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Bourg-d'Oisans 46.7 km, 4.1% average, 1918 m height gain
Le Clapier 42.3 km, 4.5% average, 1896 m height gain
Briançon 34.8 km, 4.0% average, 1375 m height gain
Saint Michel de Maurienne 34.8 km, 5.5% average, 1914 m height gain
Saint Chaffrey 32.2 km, 4.0% average, 1303 m height gain
Le Monêtier-les-Bains 21.5 km, 5.3% average, 1148 m height gain
Valloire 17.6 km, 6.9% average, 1213 m height gain
Lautaret 8.6 km, 6.8% average, 584 m height gain

Elevation profile

1330 m → 2636 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 33 at 10.2%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 14.8 km
4–6%: 10.8 km
6–8%: 5.5 km
8–10%: 0.8 km
10–14%: 0.2 km
14%+: 0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 31.3–32.2: 8.9%
2 km · km 25.5–27.5: 7.4%
5 km · km 24.0–29.0: 7.0%

Time to the top

1h 48 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	1345 m	+12 m	1.2%	11.8%
2	1366 m	+21 m	2.1%	5.2%
3	1359 m	−7 m	−0.7%	2.4%
4	1374 m	+16 m	1.6%	5.8%
5	1381 m	+6 m	0.6%	8.4%
6	1395 m	+14 m	1.4%	4.8%
7	1407 m	+12 m	1.2%	3.6%
8	1427 m	+20 m	2.0%	5.4%
9	1444 m	+17 m	1.7%	5.0%
10	1469 m	+25 m	2.5%	6.0%
11	1500 m	+31 m	3.1%	6.0%
12	1525 m	+25 m	2.5%	6.6%
13	1551 m	+27 m	2.7%	6.2%
14	1576 m	+24 m	2.4%	7.6%
15	1622 m	+47 m	4.7%	9.8%
16	1675 m	+52 m	5.2%	10.4%
17	1726 m	+51 m	5.1%	10.0%
18	1777 m	+51 m	5.1%	10.0%
19	1825 m	+48 m	4.8%	8.6%
20	1875 m	+51 m	5.1%	7.6%
21	1930 m	+55 m	5.5%	11.4%
22	1953 m	+23 m	2.3%	11.8%
23	2024 m	+71 m	7.1%	54.8%
24	2071 m	+47 m	4.7%	9.0%
25	2142 m	+71 m	7.1%	16.4%
26	2214 m	+72 m	7.2%	13.8%
27	2285 m	+72 m	7.1%	11.0%
28	2354 m	+69 m	6.9%	27.0%
29	2420 m	+66 m	6.6%	10.8%
30	2480 m	+60 m	6.0%	7.6%
31	2536 m	+56 m	5.6%	9.6%
32	2613 m	+77 m	7.7%	13.5%
33	2636 m	+23 m	10.2%	12.0%

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About Col du Galibier

How long and how steep?: From Saint Chaffrey, Col du Galibier is 32.2 km long and climbs 1,303 m at an average of 4.0%, to a summit at 2,636 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 10.2%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 48 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 26 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 228.
Where is it?: It's in Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

How hard is 228?

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

Puerto de Sahún, Plan 229

Fontalba, Fustanyà 228

Col du Galibier, Saint Chaffrey 228

Col de la Descarga, Arles-sur-Tech 227

Alto de Trevelez, Orgiva 227

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