France · Alps
Col du Galibier
One of the highest paved cols in the Alps. The Galibier towers over the Col du Lautaret and has been a decisive Tour de France battleground since 1911.
- Length
- 23.0 km
- Avg gradient
- 6.9%
- Max gradient
- 12%
- Elevation gain
- 1,580 m
- Summit
- 2,642 m
- Hairpins
- 14
Versants
- From Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne — 35.0 km at 5.5% (max 12%)
- From Col du Lautaret — 8.5 km at 6.9% (max 12%)