France · Alps
Col de la Croix de Fer
A grand Tour classic linking the Maurienne to the Romanche valley. The iron cross at the summit is an iconic Tour de France image.
- Length
- 29.0 km
- Avg gradient
- 5.2%
- Max gradient
- 12%
- Elevation gain
- 1,508 m
- Summit
- 2,067 m
- Hairpins
- 22
Versants
- From Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne — 29.0 km at 5.2% (max 12%)