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Southern Alps

Col de la Couillole

Col de la Couillole links Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée and Beuil over 24.2 km. The summit stands at 1,678 m, with 1,265 m of total climbing along the route.

Summit altitude
1,678 m
Route length
24.2 km
Total climbing
1,265 m
Hairpins (estimate)
≈ 8
The route in relief

Saint-Sauveur-sur-TinéeBeuil

Elevation profile

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The climbs

  1. I

    Climb from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

    Starts at 500 m

    of climbing
    16.6 km
    elevation gain
    1,203 m
    average gradient
    7.1 %
  2. II

    Climb from Beuil

    Starts at 1,459 m

    of climbing
    7.6 km
    elevation gain
    272 m
    average gradient
    2.8 %

Before you go

  • I

    Mid-altitude road: snow, ice and temporary closures are possible from autumn to spring.

  • II

    Those 1,265 m must be descended too: lower gear and engine braking on long descents.

  • III

    Around 8 hairpins: slow down and never cut the corner.

  • IV

    A road shared with cyclists, hikers and farm vehicles. Club meeting points are never published. Read the circle’s rules ↗

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Relief: Terrain Tiles (Mapzen, AWS Open Data). Route, summit and altitude: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), OSRM routing. Profile computed from relief data; indicative values.