- Ascent
- 537 hm
- Distance Ascent
- 6.3 km
- max. gradient
- 9.8 %
- ø gradient
- 8.5 %
The Col du Noyer from Le Noyer is a category 2 climb of 6.3 km with 537 m of elevation gain at an average of 8.5 %, peaking at 9.8 %. The road climbs out of the Champsaur to 1,664 m and crosses into the Dévoluy to Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy. There is not a single flat stretch along the way.
The Col du Noyer is short, steep and remarkably even. From Le Noyer in the Champsaur it is 6.3 kilometres and 537 metres of climbing up to 1,664 metres. That is 8.5 % on average, with a peak of only 9.8 %. No other climb in our list has its average and its peak this close together.
The Col du Noyer at a glance
The key figures from Le Noyer: category 2, 6.3 km, 537 m of climbing, 8.5 % on average and 9.8 % at its steepest. The road climbs out of the Champsaur to the pass at 1,664 m, and on the other side lies the Dévoluy with Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy. In our list the Col du Noyer belongs to the Western Alps region.
The climb from Le Noyer
The climb starts without a run up: the first kilometre is already at 6.5 %, the second just under 9 %. After that the gradient stays between a little over 7 and 8 % before picking up again in the upper part. There is not a single flat stretch in the whole 6.3 kilometres.
Kilometres five and six are the hardest, both above 9 %. Only the last kilometre before the pass gets a little calmer. With the fact box peak at 9.8 %, there is no single wall here but one long, evenly steep stretch. Above all it calls for a pace you can hold for a long time.
How it compares to our 100 climbs
On the average the Col du Noyer is well up the list: only 14 climbs are steeper on average than its 8.5 %, only three in the Western Alps. On length and elevation gain it is one of the smallest, only three climbs are shorter and only six have less climbing. The Tre Cime di Lavaredo have a similar average at 8.7 %, but with a peak of 19 %.
Practical tips
The Col du Noyer does not need extreme gearing, but you want one that lets you spin 8 to 9 % for a long time. As the climb is only 6.3 kilometres long, warming up in the valley beforehand is worth it. On the other side the road runs down into the Dévoluy to Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy. The way back to Le Noyer is the same road.
