The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 15
Next edition4-26 July 2026
186.4 km and 4,649 m of climbing, from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, including 1,040 m of ascent over the last 13.5 km.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 186.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 3,950 m
- Highest point
- 1,486 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 99
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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
You leave Champagnole at 13:10, at 600 m of altitude. The whole course is on the road, in mid-mountain and then high-mountain terrain. You pass Pont-de-la-Chaux at km 7.9, at 725 m, then cross the Col de la Savine at km 22.9, at 992 m. Via Morez and Les Rousses, you reach La Cure at km 40.6, at 1,150 m.
You then pass Mijoux at km 55.2, at 1,004 m, and Chézery-Forens at km 76.9, at 599 m. The road goes through Bellegarde-sur-Valserine and then Archamps before the Col de la Croisette, which you cross at km 138.1, at 1,172 m. After the pass, you ride through La Roche-sur-Foron and Bonneville.
The longest climb of the course then starts at km 172.9 and gains 1,040 m over the last 13.5 km. It leads to the finish at Plateau de Solaison, at km 186.4 and 1,486 m, the highest point of the course. Over the whole course, you add up 4,649 m of climbing and 3,763 m of descent.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, 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.