From Lodève
Minor departmental road
Col du Perthus — 809 m
Col du Perthus, 809 m, in Hérault. Main climb: 11.7 km at 5.6% average, 653 m of climbing from Lodève.
At a glance
- Distance
- 11.7 km
- Elevation gain
- 653 m
- Average gradient
- 5.6 %
- Difficulty index
- 3.5 Moderate
Figures for the main climb (From Lodève). The other climbs are further down.
Location
- Department
- Hérault
- Altitude
- 809 m
- Coordinates
- 43.79037, 3.24438
Map of the climbs
- From Lodève
- From Poujols
- From Le Mas Garit
Cycling ascents
| Main climb | Distance | Elevation gain | Elevation loss | Average gradient | Steepest 500 m | Difficulty index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Lodève | 11.7 km | 653 m | 14 m | 5.6 % | 11.2 % | 3.5 Moderate |
| From Poujols | 16.1 km | 645 m | 68 m | 4.0 % | 14.7 % | 2.1 Easy |
| From Le Mas Garit | 6.2 km | 322 m | 17 m | 5.2 % | 8.0 % | 1.5 Easy |
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- 10% and above
- 8 to 10%
- 6 to 8%
- 4 to 6%
- under 4%
From Poujols
Minor departmental road
From Le Mas Garit
Departmental road
3 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.
Chains with
- Col de l’Engayresque 828 m
Cols one of the climbs above actually rides over — not merely neighbours as the crow flies.
Cols nearby
- Col de l'Homme Mort 670 m · 7 km
- Col de la Baraque de Bral 611 m · 7 km
- Col des Très Vents 580 m · 23 km
- Col de Lagasse 375 m · 23 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 Perthus?
The hardest climb of Col du Perthus, from Lodève, is 11.7 km long for 653 m of ascent, i.e. 5.6% average.
What is the steepest part of Col du Perthus?
The steepest 500 m sits at 11.2%, and the hardest kilometre is the 9th, at 7.0%.
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