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HC CuneoPiedmont, Italy

Colle Fauniera via Colle d'Esischie

Eastern ascent from Pradleves — the hardest of the 3 ways up

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Length: 21.9 km
Height gain: 1665 m
Average: 7.6%
Steepest km: 12.1%
Summit altitude: 2478 m
Difficulty: 455

Piedmont · 3rd of the five hardest

3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Demonte 24.4 km, 6.9% average, 1695 m height gain
Pradleves 21.9 km, 7.6% average, 1665 m height gain
Ponte Marmora 21.6 km, 7.1% average, 1528 m height gain

Elevation profile

814 m → 2478 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 11 at 12.1%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 5.8 km
4–6%: 2.0 km
6–8%: 3.0 km
8–10%: 3.5 km
10–14%: 6.4 km
14%+: 1.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 9.9–10.9: 13.4%
2 km · km 9.0–11.0: 11.3%
5 km · km 9.0–14.0: 10.2%

Time to the top

2h 00 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	850 m	+37 m	3.7%	20.6%
2	875 m	+25 m	2.5%	9.0%
3	890 m	+14 m	1.4%	7.8%
4	934 m	+44 m	4.4%	20.0%
5	990 m	+56 m	5.6%	26.8%
6	1058 m	+69 m	6.9%	17.8%
7	1122 m	+64 m	6.4%	41.6%
8	1206 m	+84 m	8.4%	37.2%
9	1291 m	+84 m	8.4%	13.4%
10	1395 m	+104 m	10.4%	27.4%
11	1516 m	+121 m	12.1%	22.0%
12	1597 m	+81 m	8.1%	16.4%
13	1711 m	+114 m	11.4%	27.4%
14	1801 m	+90 m	9.0%	28.2%
15	1864 m	+62 m	6.2%	22.0%
16	1946 m	+83 m	8.3%	21.6%
17	2014 m	+68 m	6.8%	13.0%
18	2135 m	+121 m	12.1%	15.0%
19	2223 m	+88 m	8.8%	31.0%
20	2317 m	+94 m	9.4%	16.8%
21	2396 m	+79 m	7.9%	16.6%
22	2478 m	+82 m	9.2%	23.2%

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About Colle Fauniera via Colle d'Esischie

How long and how steep?: From Pradleves, Colle Fauniera via Colle d'Esischie is 21.9 km long and climbs 1,665 m at an average of 7.6%, to a summit at 2,478 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 11, averages 12.1%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 2 h 00 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 32 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 455. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Colle Fauniera.
Where is it?: It's in Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.

How hard is 455?

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

Passo Rombo, San Leonardo in Passiria 457

Col du Telegraphe - Galibier, Saint Michel de Maurienne 455

Colle Fauniera via Colle d'Esischie, Pradleves 455

Hengshan, Nanyue 454

Croix de Coueur, Riddes 454

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