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HC Where this climb is: SavoyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Plan Pichu

South-eastern ascent from Aime
GPX Profile
Length
15.9 km
Height gain
1269 m
Average
8.0%
Steepest km
10.8%
Summit altitude
1951 m
Difficulty
342
3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Elevation profile

681 m → 1951 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Plan Pichu from Aime
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 11 at 10.8%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
0.8 km
4–6%
0.8 km
6–8%
4.4 km
8–10%
7.8 km
10–14%
2.3 km
14%+
0.0 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 10.3–11.3
11.6%
2 km · km 10.2–12.2
10.4%
5 km · km 10.1–15.1
9.5%

Time to the top

1h 27 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%
1 766 m 8.5%
2 859 m 9.3%
3 936 m 7.8%
4 1017 m 8.0%
5 1101 m 8.5%
6 1186 m 8.5%
7 1263 m 7.7%
8 1343 m 8.0%
9 1419 m 7.6%
10 1412 m −0.8%

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About Plan Pichu

How long and how steep?
From Aime, Plan Pichu is 15.9 km long and climbs 1,269 m at an average of 8.0%, to a summit at 1,951 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 11, averages 10.8%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 27 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 06 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 342. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Plan Pichu.
Where is it?
It's in Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

How hard is 342?

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

Col de Mantet via Taurinya, Prades 343
Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin, Licq-Athérey 342
Plan Pichu, Aime 342
Otxogorri, Ahuntzola 341
Col du Glandon, Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines 341

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