The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 20
Next edition4-26 July 2026
168.5 km and 5,600 m of climbing from Le Bourg-d'Oisans up to Alpe d'Huez, with the high point at the Col du Galibier, at 2,633 m.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 168.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 5,600 m
- Highest point
- 2,633 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 100
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The stage gets under way at 11:20 in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, at around 711 m. Rochetaillée comes almost at once, then the road rises past the Barrage de Grand'Maison and tops out at the Croix de Fer pass, at km 32.9, at 2,066 m. You then drop to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, at km 60.9, at 635 m.
Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne follows at km 77.8, at 730 m, then the Col du Télégraphe at km 90.1, at 1,558 m. After the descent into Valloire, the longest climb of the course starts at km 95.3 and gains 1,228 m up to the Col du Galibier, at km 113.2. The Galibier is also the highest point, at 2,633 m.
After the Galibier, the course descends past the Col du Lautaret to La Grave, at km 132.4, at 1,488 m. It then passes the Barrage du Chambon and climbs back up to Mizoën, at km 148.1, at 1,192 m. From there, the road rises to the Col de Sarenne, at km 159.3, before reaching the finish at Alpe d'Huez, at km 168.5, at 1,787 m. In all, the stage adds up to 5,600 m of climbing.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.