Altigraphs
HC Hautes Pyrenees, France

Col du Tourmalet

Western ascent from Luz Saint Sauveaur
Length
18.9 km
Height gain
1405 m
Average
7.4%
Steepest km
9.3%
Summit altitude
2115 m
Difficulty
318
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Elevation profile

710 m → 2115 m Touch or hover to inspect
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 18 at 9.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
1.3 km
4–6%
3.1 km
6–8%
6.0 km
8–10%
6.8 km
10–14%
1.8 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 17.8–18.8
9.8%
2 km · km 16.9–18.9
8.8%
5 km · km 13.8–18.8
8.2%

Time to the top

1h 36 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 755 m 4.5%
2 825 m 7.0%
3 891 m 6.6%
4 976 m 8.5%
5 1043 m 6.8%
6 1117 m 7.3%
7 1192 m 7.5%
8 1282 m 9.0%
9 1358 m 7.6%
10 1419 m 6.1%

Route map

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At the summit now

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6° Clear Feels like 3° · 2115 m
Headwind on 72% of the climb · Wind 6 km/h E
Tailwind 9% Crosswind 19% Headwind 72%

How hard is 318?

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

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