From Le Freney-d'Oisans
Main road
Col du Lautaret — 2,058 m
Col du Lautaret, 2,058 m, in Hautes-Alpes. Main climb: 27.3 km at 4.6% average, 1,265 m of climbing from Le Freney-d'Oisans. The Tour de France has been over it 5 times since 1919.
At a glance
- Distance
- 27.3 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,265 m
- Average gradient
- 4.6 %
- Difficulty index
- 5.8 Sustained
Figures for the main climb (From Le Freney-d'Oisans). The other climbs are further down.
Location
- Department
- Hautes-Alpes
- Altitude
- 2,058 m
- Coordinates
- 45.03523, 6.40511
Map of the climbs
- From Le Freney-d'Oisans
- From Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Cycling ascents
| Main climb | Distance | Elevation gain | Elevation loss | Average gradient | Steepest 500 m | Difficulty index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Le Freney-d'Oisans | 27.3 km | 1,265 m | 134 m | 4.6 % | 9.6 % | 5.8 Sustained |
| From Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 6.9 km | 339 m | — | 4.9 % | 7.0 % | 2.7 Moderate |
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- 10% and above
- 8 to 10%
- 6 to 8%
- 4 to 6%
- under 4%
From Le Monêtier-les-Bains
Main road
2 ascents proposed here — other ways up this col remain possible.
Distances and elevation gains derived from the OpenStreetMap road network and a digital terrain model, measured on the very profile shown here.
Figures computed on 7 September 2026.
The Tour de France here
- Crossings
- 5
- Editions
- 4
- On the route
- from 1919 to 2006
- Usual category
- Category 2
There are more crossings than editions: in some years the race goes over the col twice.
| Year | Stage | Cat. | First over the top |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Stage 15 Gap → L'Alpe d'Huez | Category 2 | David de la Fuente |
| 2003 | Stage 9 Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Gap | — | |
| 2003 | Stage 9 Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Gap | — | |
| 1935 | Stage 7 Aix-les-Bains → Grenoble | — | |
| 1919 | Stage 11 | — | Honoré Barthélémy |
Chains with
- Col des Portes 1,835 m
Cols one of the climbs above actually rides over — not merely neighbours as the crow flies.
Cols nearby
- Col du Galibier 2,642 m · 3 km
- Col de Granon 2,413 m · 18 km
- Col du Télégraphe 1,566 m · 19 km
- Col de l'Échelle 1,762 m · 20 km
- Col du Mollard 1,638 m · 20 km
- Col de Sarenne 1,999 m · 21 km
Straight-line distances, not road distances. The cols a climb actually rides over are listed above.
Frequently asked questions
How long is the climb to Col du Lautaret?
The hardest climb of Col du Lautaret, from Le Freney-d'Oisans, is 27.3 km long for 1,265 m of ascent, i.e. 4.6% average.
What is the steepest part of Col du Lautaret?
The steepest 500 m sits at 9.6%, and the hardest kilometre is the 12th, at 7.2%.
How many times has the Tour de France been over Col du Lautaret?
The Tour de France has crossed Col du Lautaret 5 times, from 1919 to 2006.
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