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HC Where this climb is: EntremontValais/Wallis, Switzerland

Croix de Coueur

Southern ascent from La Châble
GPX Profile
Length
15.4 km
Height gain
1339 m
Average
8.7%
Steepest km
10.8%
Summit altitude
2172 m
Difficulty
367
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Elevation profile

833 m → 2172 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Croix de Coueur from La Châble
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 16 at 10.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.0 km
4–6%
0.8 km
6–8%
3.0 km
8–10%
8.0 km
10–14%
3.7 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 14.5–15.4
10.7%
2 km · km 11.5–13.5
10.5%
5 km · km 10.5–15.4
10.1%

Time to the top

1h 29 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 Gradient 0–15%
1 900 m 6.7%
2 978 m 7.8%
3 1058 m 8.0%
4 1136 m 7.8%
5 1219 m 8.4%
6 1303 m 8.4%
7 1389 m 8.6%
8 1467 m 7.8%
9 1544 m 7.7%
10 1630 m 8.6%

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About Croix de Coueur

How long and how steep?
From La Châble, Croix de Coueur is 15.4 km long and climbs 1,339 m at an average of 8.7%, to a summit at 2,172 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 10.8%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 29 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 07 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 367.
Where is it?
It's in Entremont, Valais/Wallis, Switzerland.

How hard is 367?

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

Val Thorens via Saint-Jean-de-Belleville, Moûtiers 371
Cuitu Negru (Puerto de Pajares), Las Puentes 371
Croix de Coueur, La Châble 367
Torre (Serra da Estrela), Vila Cova à Coelheira 367
Col de la Madeleine via Saint-François-Longchamp, La Chambre 366

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