The route
Col du Grand Colombier
17.4 km and 1,354 m of climbing from Culoz.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 17.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,354 m
- Highest point
- 1,492 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 5
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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 climb of the Col du Grand Colombier, from the Culoz side, starts at 251 m, in Ain. The route connects this starting point to the summit, in France. Over 17.4 km, total elevation gain reaches 1,354 m, with only 114 m of loss along the way.
From Culoz, the climb runs without a break to the summit: it's the longest climb of the ascent, over 17.4 km. In the last kilometer and a half, it passes near three named summits: Pierre Amion, at km 15.7, then Pierre Fillola, at km 16.1, then Grand Colombier, at km 17.
The Col du Grand Colombier is reached at km 17.4, at 1,492 m, against 251 m at the start in Culoz. The climb gains 1,354 m in total, for an average gradient of 6.9% across the whole Culoz side, from the base to the top.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the climb, from Culoz to Col du Grand Colombier, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
Shipped from our workshop in Le Bouscat
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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