Cycling climbs per mountain range

All climbs are divided into mountain ranges, which are mountain areas such as the Vosges, the Jura, the Dolomites and the Pyrenees. For each mountain range, we provide key facts such as the average length of climbs and the height difference. We also classify the mountains according to their difficulty. In the table below, you can also filter on countries, the best period to cycle and the road conditions.

Mountain ranges

What are difficulty points?
Region Climbs Elevation Difficulty points
toughest
Alps 8043 2804 m 3134
Italian Alps 2694 2765 m 3134
Sierra Nevada 46 3384 m 2252
Austrian Alps 1531 2797 m 2164
Allgäu Alps 77 1928 m 2070
Bavarian Alps 155 1928 m 2070
Rocky Mountains 157 4306 m 2038
Norwegian Fjords 290 1852 m 1872
Cantabrian Mountains 753 1989 m 1850
Dolomites 191 2354 m 1771
Swiss Alps 992 2761 m 1758
French Alps 2102 2804 m 1672
Sierra Nevada 79 3068 m 1662
Apennines 2658 2128 m 1582
Sistema Central 739 2259 m 1552
Serra da Estrela 190 1993 m 1552
Liechtenstein Alps 18 1601 m 1387
Pyrenees 1869 2496 m 1384
French Pyrenees 1391 2409 m 1384
Spanish Pyrenees 430 2304 m 1352
Jura 1409 1616 m 1340
Transylvanian Alps 25 2119 m 1328
Carpathian Mountains 973 2119 m 1328
Montes de León 86 1958 m 1284
Karwendel 15 1529 m 1275
Dinaric Alps 243 1939 m 1239
Tatra-Fatra Belt 121 1931 m 1236
Western Carpathians 587 1931 m 1236
Chiemgau Alps 54 1666 m 1217
Picos de Europa 23 1674 m 1182
Catalan Coastal Range 503 1893 m 1143
Berchtesgaden Alps 29 1542 m 1141
Peloponnese 71 1749 m 1130
Sierra de Guadarrama 114 2259 m 1120
Basque Mountains 537 1563 m 1082
Appalachians 1687 1926 m 1065
Massif Central 3076 1617 m 1024
Cévennes 311 1559 m 1024
Vercors 110 1625 m 1020
Andorra Pyrenees 57 2496 m 1015
Giant Mountains 97 1510 m 947
Sudetes 788 1510 m 947
Sierra de Guadalupe 78 1580 m 946
Montes de Toledo 197 1580 m 946
tougher
Western Romanian Carpathians 11 1541 m 916
Apuseni Mountains 10 1541 m 916
Vosges 610 1355 m 911
Banat Mountains 1 1425 m 893
Black Forest 646 1493 m 872
Sierra de Béjar 82 1965 m 822
Eastern Carpathians 345 1616 m 785
Carpathians of Moldavia and Transylvania 14 1616 m 785
Beskid Mountains 508 1308 m 774
Western Beskids 200 1308 m 774
Sierra de Gredos 143 1921 m 769
Monts du Forez 304 1617 m 751
Slovak Ore Mountains 23 1257 m 750
Serra de Tramuntana 166 885 m 714
Sierra de Francia 87 1710 m 679
Ore Mountains 45 1245 m 677
Central Beskids 280 1145 m 672
Carpathians of Maramureș and Bucovina 18 1404 m 653
Slovak Central Mountains 38 1221 m 637
Sierra de Ayllón 49 1767 m 633
Snowdonia 61 550 m 621
Wetterstein 18 1485 m 612
Ardèche 319 1566 m 611
Upper Palatine Forest 508 1028 m 607
Slovak-Moravian Carpathians 53 987 m 601
Livorno 77 633 m 600
Bavarian Forest 421 1302 m 568
Ouachita Mountains 76 809 m 568
Podhôľno-magurská oblasť 52 1374 m 562
Thuringian Forest 227 946 m 550
Sierra de Somosierra 48 1751 m 549
Monts du Lyonnais 88 1205 m 548
Osthessisches Bergland 256 715 m 535
Sierra Morena 94 1100 m 533
Rhön Mountains 283 955 m 531
Bavarian Prealps 38 1135 m 530
North Hungarian Mountains 72 1013 m 527
Brecon Beacons 38 549 m 523
Harz 50 1141 m 515
Colli Berici 92 415 m 453
Lake District 511 450 m 448
Morvan 142 905 m 441
Taunus 67 880 m 434
Elbe Sandstone Mountains 74 781 m 427
easier
Odenwald 285 595 m 425
Upper Lusatia 185 736 m 424
Fichtel Mountains 285 1039 m 420
Ozarks 33 708 m 417
Swabian Keuper-Lias Plains 123 977 m 415
Dartmoor 89 565 m 414
Hunsrück 294 814 m 409
Palatinate Forest / Haardt 105 668 m 393
Yorkshire Dales 421 588 m 379
Ardennes 3705 694 m 372
Saar-Nahe Uplands 17 588 m 347
Vogelsberg 113 761 m 347
Belgian Ardennes 3050 694 m 341
Sierra de Gata 25 1072 m 341
Lučensko-košická zníženina 4 646 m 336
Curvature Carpathians 7 1272 m 336
West Hesse Highlands 65 603 m 333
Montello 45 362 m 333
Thuringian-Franconian Highlands 292 802 m 332
Peak District 233 524 m 329
Franconian Keuper-Lias Plains 1231 659 m 325
Eifel 1694 739 m 319
Cairngorms 12 682 m 318
Sauerland 578 840 m 314
Thuringian Basin 61 947 m 305
Gäu Plateaus 221 992 m 305
Swabian Jura 309 960 m 302
Bieszczady Mountains 27 872 m 301
Westerwald 84 655 m 292
Kaiserstuhl 34 530 m 288
Spessart 262 566 m 280
Bergisch-Märkisches Hügelland 137 489 m 276
Franconian Forest 129 729 m 275
French Ardennes 167 496 m 269
Cotswolds 305 298 m 240
Armorican Massif 1438 415 m 239
Franconian Jura 1143 668 m 232
Valleys of the Meuse, Sambre and Orneau 446 289 m 212
Saxon Hills 76 332 m 209
Pays de Herve 713 455 m 207
Mainfränkische Platten 1302 508 m 199
Bergisches Land 383 443 m 193
Teutoburg Forest 167 418 m 188
Central Moravian Carpathians 7 363 m 184
easiest
Pays de Liège 226 271 m 182
Saxon Uplands 1 348 m 162
Wiehen Hills 43 320 m 160
Westrich Plateau 64 439 m 151
Flemish Ardennes 531 150 m 150
The Chilterns 138 266 m 147
Søhøjlandet 155 171 m 142
Pays des Collines 260 142 m 138
North Wessex Downs 82 272 m 132
Vogtland 42 681 m 131
Ammergau Alps 16 1116 m 122
West-Flemish Hills 242 165 m 114
South Limburg 662 320 m 113
Pays de Charleroi 220 255 m 111
South-Moravian Carpathians 18 406 m 108
Ardennes Brabançonnes 622 165 m 101
Vejle Fjord 117 108 m 99
Transylvanian Plateau 3 470 m 94
Djursland 119 116 m 91
Dijleland 288 118 m 85
Borinage and Center 284 210 m 83
Pajottenland 297 127 m 75
Haspengouw 486 177 m 71
Niederrheinischer Höhenzug 265 105 m 66
Baumberge 94 187 m 64
Lillebælt / Little Belt 45 109 m 61
Horsens Fjord 37 137 m 59
Veluwe 371 106 m 56
Veluwezoom 71 106 m 56
Kronjylland 119 134 m 53
Brabantic Hesbaye 117 141 m 49
Hageland 334 103 m 42
Montferland 22 74 m 33
Brabantse Kouters 93 104 m 32
Kempens Plateau 165 111 m 32
Salland Ridge 53 67 m 28
Utrecht Hill Ridge 114 64 m 26
Süchtelner Höhen 82 89 m 20
Uelsener Berge 39 83 m 17
Oldenzaalse Stuwwal 18 76 m 15
Rug van Westrozebeke 127 65 m 13
Plateau of Tielt 55 50 m 12
Waasland 26 34 m 11
Plateau of Wijnendale 22 49 m 9
Meetjesland 14 27 m 7
Brabantse Wal 31 23 m 7

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