Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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4.8 4 reviews | Statistics | 12 photos

907

difficulty points

7.3%

avg. gradient

13.1%

steepest 100 meters

16km

length

1165m

total ascent

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Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée is a climb in the region Alpes-Maritimes. It is 16km long and bridges 1165 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 907. The top of the ascent is located at 1676 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 12 photos.

Road names: M30 & D30

5.0 by Martino

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
What a fantastic green gorge you buffalo up through. From a landscape point of view, it is one of the highlights of the south of France. Fortunately, nowhere steeper than 8％ so you can look around and enjoy, but it is long. And continuous! The condition of the road surface is very good in parts, b... read more

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Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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Statistics

Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée This climb	Alpes-Maritimes 194 climbs	Provence 768 climbs	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 1009 climbs	French Alps 1846 climbs	Alps 5451 climbs	France 13978 climbs	Europe 50524 climbs
Difficulty points 907 HC	rank 16 25% easier than Peirefique from Fontan via Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende	rank 21 39% easier than Col du Parpaillon from La Condamine-Châtelard	rank 25 39% easier than Col du Parpaillon from La Condamine-Châtelard	rank 118 44% easier than La Parrière from Grand-Aigueblanche	rank 739 70% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine	rank 177 44% easier than La Parrière from Grand-Aigueblanche	rank 1153 70% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 7.3%	rank 34 54% less steep than Chemin de Saint-Jean from Bar sur Loup	rank 114 54% less steep than Chemin de Saint-Jean from Bar sur Loup	rank 183 54% less steep than Chemin de Saint-Jean from Bar sur Loup	rank 553 61% less steep than Route des Golettes from Les Golettes / Sallanches	rank 2342 72% less steep than Muro di Cassone	rank 2777 63% less steep than Sente de la Butte à Doineau from Jouy-en-Josas	rank 10195 75% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 16km	rank 38 51% shorter than Col de Bleine from Roquesteron - La Roque en Provence via Aiglun	rank 58 54% shorter than Col de la Cornille from Fayence	rank 64 54% shorter than Col du Galibier from Briançon	rank 172 66% shorter than Col de l'Iséran	rank 620 73% shorter than Colle della Maddalena from Borgo San Dalmazzo	rank 411 66% shorter than Col de l'Iséran	rank 1951 75% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1165m	rank 18 30% less ascent than Cime de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée	rank 27 30% less ascent than Cime de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée	rank 30 30% less ascent than Cime de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée	rank 106 44% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 438 45% less ascent than Colle del Nivolet	rank 156 44% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 796 58% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Road surface condition

38% 63% 0%

Based on 8 votes

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Traffic

86% 14% 0%

Based on 7 votes

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Climbing times

7 km/h	02:17:01
11 km/h	01:27:12
15 km/h	01:03:56
19 km/h	00:50:29

Reviews (4)

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Fbroers +

7 h 5.0 01:30:29 (10.6km/h)

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From St Saveur de Tinee climbed the col . Smooth climb and very quiet in terms of traffic and cycling (I rode 9-9-2024).
The views are really great and I counted four short tunnels. You can diesel up this mountain wonderfully without being taken out of your rhythm by big differences in peintes.
After the summit, we continued on via Beuil to Valberg. That is also a beautiful stretch with beautiful glowing alpine meadows. In Valberg, you can have a good meal or drink at a square with many restaurants.

KaiB +

2 Mo 4.0

Steady long climb with nice views along. The top comes as a bit of a surprise and then it is easy decent/flat to Beuil

Sebastien25

1 y 5.0

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A superb climb, admittedly the surface is not top notch, but the road is narrow and winding, with very little traffic, a slope that is neither too gentle nor too steep and above all constant. From then on, you can keep your pace until the top. I highly recommend it.

Martino

2 y 5.0

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What a fantastic green gorge you buffalo up through. From a landscape point of view, it is one of the highlights of the south of France. Fortunately, nowhere steeper than 8％ so you can look around and enjoy, but it is long. And continuous! The condition of the road surface is very good in parts, but sometimes less so. Be careful during thunderstorms with hard rain. Then you have a lot of gravel! On the col you have a water pump with ice cold water. In my opinion, worth a big diversions.