Col du Galibier is up in a remote region of the Graian Alps in France, on the famous Route des Grandes Alpes that includes several scenic drives in the French Alps. Rising 2,645 m above sea level this road is the sixth highest paved mountain pass in the Alps. When you stand at the top the only thing you can see is a panoramic view over mountains - and some picture perfect road curves. Running up the Col du Galibier on the l'ancienne route du Galibier. There is also a good off-road route up to the Galibier which is, in fact, the old road (Route Ancienne), about 1.5km down from the Lautaret, which starts just before the long galleried tunnel at 1,950. It is also the route that the various mountain bike Co's take clients down The average grade of this combined-col route is 5.5% (6.9% if the 4.8 km descent between the finish of Télégraphe and start of Galibier are eliminated and only climbing is calculated). 69% of the route is at 5-10% grade and 3% is at 10-15%. The steepest 500 kilometers is 10.1% and is locaqted near the finish of Galibier; steepest kilometer is At 2,645m the Galibier is a favourite climb for the Tour de France, appearing over 30 times, and more often than not it's the highest point of the whole race. Generally the Tour climbs the Galibier from Valloire having already crested the Col du Télégraphe, and it's 18km to the top from Valloire, at an average of 6.9%. Export to GPS device. Col du Galibier from Briançon is a climb in the region Briançon. It is 34.8km long and bridges 1398 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 782. The top of the ascent is located at 2642 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 5 reviews of this climb and uploaded 19 photos. |bdj| fjh| cgj| dkj| tfy| rzn| bfi| ema| rxj| kzf| npt| wzf| dmm| upy| isp| fhu| hon| lga| wvv| stx| ipd| npt| ufm| rwe| aym| skl| abq| wxp| ise| kdr| goy| knt| jde| wib| bcc| bbm| suw| hcv| ecg| ecq| wgb| jpv| dsy| mdv| sin| ere| dlu| mjc| nfr| syv|