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Col du Jau

South-eastern ascent from Prades — the hardest of the 2 ways up

Elevation profile

326 m → 1504 m
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest kilometre: km 23 at 7.6% — peaks at 14.7%
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Climb stats

1194 m Ascent
25.18 km Length
4.74% Average
51% Maximum
1504 m Summit altitude
205 Difficulty

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km Altitude Gain Average Max Gradient
1 335 m +10 m 1% 8%
2 329 m +2 m 0.2% 2%
3 372 m +46 m 4.6% 11%
4 391 m +23 m 2.3% 12%
5 426 m +53 m 5.3% 38%
6 482 m +56 m 5.6% 19%
7 539 m +63 m 6.3% 51%
8 564 m +26 m 2.6% 9%
9 602 m +40 m 4% 8%
10 634 m +34 m 3.4% 16%

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Conditions at the summit

15°
Partly cloudy · feels like 14°
Wind 13 km/h NW
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