Climb Portal route: Col du Galibier (Lautaret)

Climb details

Distance10.36 km / 6.43 mi
Elevation gain539.3 m / 1769.4 ft
Average incline5.3%
Climb category
Effort3/5

Elevation profile

0.0km2.1km4.2km6.3km8.5km10.6km0m175m350m525m700m8m at 0.0%8m at 0.0%7m at 0.0%8m at 0.0%134m at 0.7%145m at 3.1%23m at 3.3%21m at 3.7%45m at 6.2%31m at 6.8%163m at 5.6%33m at 6.0%33m at 7.1%39m at 7.6%102m at 5.9%68m at 5.2%22m at 5.1%29m at 6.4%401m at 7.3%32m at 5.4%58m at 5.4%30m at 5.3%38m at 6.8%139m at 5.6%173m at 5.8%136m at 6.5%69m at 6.5%33m at 6.0%31m at 5.2%197m at 8.1%238m at 5.8%268m at 6.0%104m at 5.6%173m at 6.2%136m at 7.5%25m at 7.3%23m at 7.5%115m at 4.8%92m at 6.0%73m at 7.6%125m at 8.5%130m at 3.9%118m at 4.3%132m at 5.4%131m at 5.2%117m at 6.5%87m at 7.3%32m at 6.0%107m at 5.3%130m at 5.5%165m at 5.8%55m at 5.5%24m at 6.6%31m at 7.5%25m at 5.4%37m at 3.9%186m at 2.8%43m at 3.9%29m at 3.5%73m at 6.5%92m at 6.3%74m at 7.9%138m at 4.2%159m at 6.1%148m at 6.4%132m at 3.1%63m at 6.5%112m at 5.1%86m at 5.5%29m at 10.5%33m at 2.0%29m at 6.5%48m at 4.6%93m at 6.5%176m at 3.6%133m at 3.6%162m at 8.6%46m at 7.9%123m at 6.8%24m at 13.0%60m at 4.9%131m at 4.9%122m at 5.8%80m at 1.1%74m at 1.0%49m at 1.9%30m at 2.0%125m at 1.9%121m at 2.7%140m at 4.3%32m at 3.3%28m at 3.7%61m at 2.1%154m at 6.7%129m at 3.8%51m at 3.4%54m at 6.8%40m at 4.5%23m at 3.6%24m at 3.9%112m at 4.9%31m at 2.5%37m at 4.0%42m at 4.9%85m at 6.7%37m at 5.0%53m at 5.6%35m at 3.2%101m at 4.7%102m at 4.8%85m at 5.7%102m at 5.6%50m at 7.0%21m at 5.4%35m at 14.1%41m at 13.1%25m at 1.3%79m at 7.1%23m at 13.5%84m at 4.6%90m at 0.0%93m at -0.0%52m at 0.0%97m at 0.0%15m at 0.0%15m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%7m at 0.0%

Map

8m at 0.0%8m at 0.0%7m at 0.0%8m at 0.0%134m at 0.7%145m at 3.1%23m at 3.3%21m at 3.7%45m at 6.2%31m at 6.8%163m at 5.6%33m at 6.0%33m at 7.1%39m at 7.6%102m at 5.9%68m at 5.2%22m at 5.1%29m at 6.4%401m at 7.3%32m at 5.4%58m at 5.4%30m at 5.3%38m at 6.8%139m at 5.6%173m at 5.8%136m at 6.5%69m at 6.5%33m at 6.0%31m at 5.2%197m at 8.1%238m at 5.8%268m at 6.0%104m at 5.6%173m at 6.2%136m at 7.5%25m at 7.3%23m at 7.5%115m at 4.8%92m at 6.0%73m at 7.6%125m at 8.5%130m at 3.9%118m at 4.3%132m at 5.4%131m at 5.2%117m at 6.5%87m at 7.3%32m at 6.0%107m at 5.3%130m at 5.5%165m at 5.8%55m at 5.5%24m at 6.6%31m at 7.5%25m at 5.4%37m at 3.9%186m at 2.8%43m at 3.9%29m at 3.5%73m at 6.5%92m at 6.3%74m at 7.9%138m at 4.2%159m at 6.1%148m at 6.4%132m at 3.1%63m at 6.5%112m at 5.1%86m at 5.5%29m at 10.5%33m at 2.0%29m at 6.5%48m at 4.6%93m at 6.5%176m at 3.6%133m at 3.6%162m at 8.6%46m at 7.9%123m at 6.8%24m at 13.0%60m at 4.9%131m at 4.9%122m at 5.8%80m at 1.1%74m at 1.0%49m at 1.9%30m at 2.0%125m at 1.9%121m at 2.7%140m at 4.3%32m at 3.3%28m at 3.7%61m at 2.1%154m at 6.7%129m at 3.8%51m at 3.4%54m at 6.8%40m at 4.5%23m at 3.6%24m at 3.9%112m at 4.9%31m at 2.5%37m at 4.0%42m at 4.9%85m at 6.7%37m at 5.0%53m at 5.6%35m at 3.2%101m at 4.7%102m at 4.8%85m at 5.7%102m at 5.6%50m at 7.0%21m at 5.4%35m at 14.1%41m at 13.1%25m at 1.3%79m at 7.1%23m at 13.5%84m at 4.6%90m at 0.0%93m at -0.0%52m at 0.0%97m at 0.0%15m at 0.0%15m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at -0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%26m at 0.0%7m at 0.0%

Frequently asked questions

FAQ: How do I ride a climb through a climb portal?

You can access the climb portal by riding one the special climb portal routes in Zwift. These contain a portal road which gives you access to the climb portal.

FAQ: Why are climbs accessible through the climb portal not aligned with their real-world GPS coordinates?

The climbs accessible through the climb portal have been rotated in such a way that the road at their starting point connects in a smooth way to a portal road in Zwift. The actual climb route and elevation profile still match the original climb.

FAQ: What do the climb categories , , , and mean?

Climbs are categorized based on how tough they are, which depends both on the climb's length and its average incline. The toughest climbs are rated (HC comes from Hors Catégorie, which is French for beyond categorization). Less tough climbs are rated as category , less tough climbs than those are rated as , and onwards with and . Any climb less tough than category four does not get a rating.