Col des Aravis (North side) virtual cycling route
France Col des Aravis (North side)
Distance: 13.63 km
Elevation Gain: 577 m
Elevation Loss: 69 m
Difficulty: 368 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 2.85 FIETS
Avg Grade: 4.95 %
Max cat climb: 2
Min elevation: 907 m
Max elevation: 1483 m
Ride Category: Climb

The Col des Aravis is a scenic mountain pass in the French Alps, connecting the departments of Haute-Savoie and Savoie. It sits at 1,486 meters (4,875 ft) and offers stunning panoramic views, including glimpses of Mont Blanc on clear days. It is a favorite among both cyclists and hikers, with traditional alpine charm evident in its villages and chalets. The climb isnโ€™t extremely difficult compared to some other Alpine passes, making it a popular choice for amateurs and those looking to enjoy the scenery. However, it can still provide a solid challenge, especially if incorporated into longer rides. The pass has been used 41 times in the Tour de France, most recently in 2020, often as a warm-up climb before more challenging passes in the region, such as the Col de la Colombiรจre or Col des Saisies.

Rank Rider Date Time Power W/kg Speed
🥇 Silvano Turati Jan 14, 2023 00:31:08 278 W 5.56 w/kg 26.28 km/h
🥈 Michiel Vaal Dec 24, 2022 00:31:58 267 W 5.34 w/kg 25.59 km/h
🥉 Alan Gunner Dec 07, 2022 00:33:48 298 W 4.38 w/kg 24.20 km/h
4 Tom Smeets Dec 03, 2022 00:34:09 318 W 4.36 w/kg 23.96 km/h
5 sebastien rebeyrolles Dec 26, 2024 00:34:47 294 W 4.20 w/kg 23.52 km/h
6 Patrick BERNARD Dec 19, 2022 00:35:15 333 W 4.01 w/kg 23.21 km/h
7 D Speelman Dec 09, 2022 00:36:25 294 W 3.92 w/kg 22.47 km/h
8 Mark van den Broek Dec 04, 2022 00:36:35 295 W 3.88 w/kg 22.36 km/h
9 Jan Wielgus Nov 19, 2024 00:37:22 268 W 3.77 w/kg 21.89 km/h
10 Tigo Star Dec 15, 2022 00:37:26 278 W 3.83 w/kg 21.86 km/h
11 Andrew Mawby Dec 07, 2023 00:37:39 267 W 3.81 w/kg 21.73 km/h
12 SmP May 08, 2025 00:37:52 225 W 3.88 w/kg 21.61 km/h
13 Tristan Kramers Dec 08, 2022 00:38:09 264 W 3.67 w/kg 21.44 km/h
14 nathan rebeyrolles Dec 22, 2022 00:38:09 241 W 3.77 w/kg 21.44 km/h
15 Geir Skaugen Dec 05, 2022 00:38:34 299 W 3.52 w/kg 21.21 km/h
16 Rick Berends Jan 04, 2023 00:38:43 237 W 3.65 w/kg 21.13 km/h
17 Nicolas Déry Nov 19, 2023 00:39:20 215 W 3.77 w/kg 20.80 km/h
18 TheNated0 Mar 24, 2024 00:39:54 260 W 3.47 w/kg 20.50 km/h
19 Bruno Cognon Aug 14, 2023 00:40:08 250 W 3.42 w/kg 20.39 km/h
20 Chris Jun 10, 2023 00:40:11 251 W 3.36 w/kg 20.36 km/h
21 Jacob Stang Jan 02, 2023 00:40:17 238 W 3.40 w/kg 20.31 km/h
22 Marcel Aust Dec 05, 2022 00:40:20 238 W 3.40 w/kg 20.28 km/h
23 Rasmus Olsen Jul 03, 2023 00:40:26 270 W 3.38 w/kg 20.23 km/h
24 Raf Van Grieken Dec 20, 2022 00:40:52 254 W 3.39 w/kg 20.02 km/h
25 David Descamps Dec 17, 2022 00:41:00 230 W 3.43 w/kg 19.95 km/h
26 Philipp Simon Jun 08, 2023 00:41:26 218 W 3.41 w/kg 19.74 km/h
27 Gunnar Tojren Dec 04, 2022 00:41:36 253 W 3.24 w/kg 19.67 km/h
28 David Dos Santos Rodrigues Nov 26, 2023 00:41:46 205 W 3.31 w/kg 19.59 km/h
29 Sebastian Meyer zu Selhausen Jan 09, 2024 00:41:57 271 W 3.08 w/kg 19.50 km/h
30 Ron Bregman Jan 13, 2023 00:42:01 251 W 3.22 w/kg 19.47 km/h
31 Robert Oroloko Jun 06, 2023 00:42:06 201 W 3.35 w/kg 19.43 km/h
32 Robert Rheault Dec 09, 2022 00:42:09 215 W 3.31 w/kg 19.41 km/h
33 Luke Bartishel Feb 25, 2025 00:42:17 213 W 3.33 w/kg 19.35 km/h
34 javier divar Jan 19, 2023 00:42:20 171 W 3.29 w/kg 19.33 km/h
35 Piotr Ziemiański Dec 06, 2022 00:42:29 251 W 3.18 w/kg 19.26 km/h
36 Rainer Klee Dec 15, 2022 00:42:43 261 W 3.07 w/kg 19.15 km/h
37 Caroline Pralong Dec 10, 2022 00:43:04 233 W 3.11 w/kg 19.00 km/h
38 Alan Chell Feb 09, 2023 00:43:06 239 W 3.19 w/kg 18.98 km/h
39 erik bruin Dec 11, 2022 00:43:21 254 W 3.06 w/kg 18.87 km/h
40 Barry Gilliland Dec 23, 2022 00:43:25 208 W 3.15 w/kg 18.84 km/h
41 Jörg Schädlich Jan 26, 2023 00:43:28 221 W 3.11 w/kg 18.82 km/h
42 Artem Neposedov Dec 29, 2022 00:43:40 235 W 3.01 w/kg 18.74 km/h
43 Reinout Hesselink Feb 05, 2023 00:43:49 236 W 3.06 w/kg 18.67 km/h
44 olivier sabot Dec 03, 2022 00:43:53 242 W 2.99 w/kg 18.64 km/h
45 Emile Marnette Jan 11, 2023 00:44:13 227 W 3.07 w/kg 18.50 km/h
46 Fabio Zanirato Dec 14, 2022 00:44:18 177 W 3.16 w/kg 18.47 km/h
47 Rémy Jouanne Dec 26, 2025 00:44:24 189 W 3.32 w/kg 18.43 km/h
48 Indalecio Lekerika Feb 16, 2023 00:44:27 173 W 3.26 w/kg 18.40 km/h
49 Uros Valant Dec 10, 2022 00:44:37 209 W 2.99 w/kg 18.34 km/h
50 filip degryse Dec 17, 2022 00:44:38 246 W 2.93 w/kg 18.33 km/h
51 Mark Prior Jun 29, 2023 00:44:39 228 W 3.04 w/kg 18.32 km/h
52 Sylvain Marinel Dec 11, 2022 00:44:45 227 W 3.03 w/kg 18.28 km/h
53 Jos Tusveld Dec 25, 2022 00:44:52 232 W 2.94 w/kg 18.23 km/h
54 Rod McGovern Dec 13, 2022 00:44:56 233 W 3.01 w/kg 18.21 km/h
55 Thomas Beich Dec 04, 2022 00:44:59 229 W 2.97 w/kg 18.19 km/h
56 Frederik Vanrietvelde Dec 19, 2022 00:45:02 212 W 3.03 w/kg 18.17 km/h
57 David Marcel Jul 14, 2023 00:45:19 224 W 2.84 w/kg 18.05 km/h
58 patrick cabou baradat Jan 08, 2023 00:45:41 223 W 2.82 w/kg 17.91 km/h
59 Dominique Fernandes Apr 07, 2023 00:45:46 182 W 3.03 w/kg 17.88 km/h
60 Lucile CHAZAUX Sep 22, 2024 00:45:49 213 W 3.00 w/kg 17.86 km/h
61 Fra Violet Jan 28, 2024 00:45:50 216 W 2.84 w/kg 17.85 km/h
62 Martin Budd Aug 15, 2023 00:46:03 205 W 2.86 w/kg 17.77 km/h
63 JJosef Kluson Dec 11, 2022 00:46:09 212 W 2.83 w/kg 17.73 km/h
64 Francis Chalmers Jun 01, 2024 00:46:20 174 W 3.11 w/kg 17.66 km/h
65 Nadia Murialdo Apr 10, 2023 00:46:24 179 W 2.98 w/kg 17.63 km/h
66 Rikard Persson Dec 26, 2022 00:46:38 206 W 2.94 w/kg 17.54 km/h
67 Iain McDougall Jul 16, 2023 00:46:51 195 W 2.91 w/kg 17.46 km/h
68 James Spearman Jun 19, 2024 00:46:58 223 W 2.82 w/kg 17.42 km/h
69 Igor Tatarinov Dec 11, 2022 00:47:01 233 W 2.78 w/kg 17.40 km/h
70 Thomas Schramm Jan 03, 2023 00:47:03 196 W 2.97 w/kg 17.39 km/h
71 daniel marszałek Dec 08, 2022 00:47:04 225 W 2.78 w/kg 17.38 km/h
72 Matej Pirnat Nov 20, 2023 00:47:30 208 W 2.77 w/kg 17.22 km/h
73 Markus Mayer Dec 14, 2022 00:47:36 212 W 2.79 w/kg 17.19 km/h
74 Rene van Leeuwen Nov 07, 2024 00:47:38 223 W 2.69 w/kg 17.18 km/h
75 Jan Theron Jul 09, 2023 00:47:42 194 W 2.77 w/kg 17.15 km/h
76 Mike Jost Jun 10, 2024 00:47:46 204 W 2.79 w/kg 17.13 km/h
77 Jean-Pierre Garneau Apr 04, 2023 00:47:50 182 W 2.84 w/kg 17.10 km/h
78 Romain PRADEAU Jan 10, 2023 00:47:53 193 W 2.68 w/kg 17.09 km/h
79 Brian Snail May 04, 2023 00:47:55 214 W 2.78 w/kg 17.07 km/h
80 Dorus De Leeuw Jul 24, 2024 00:47:58 227 W 2.70 w/kg 17.06 km/h
81 Gabriel Gugiu Dec 16, 2022 00:47:59 192 W 2.74 w/kg 17.05 km/h
82 Mathieu B Feb 01, 2023 00:48:13 214 W 2.68 w/kg 16.97 km/h
83 Bernhard Henrich Dec 11, 2022 00:48:16 209 W 2.68 w/kg 16.95 km/h
84 Daniel Nicklaus Dec 11, 2022 00:48:19 213 W 2.66 w/kg 16.93 km/h
85 Stephen Jackson Dec 07, 2022 00:48:20 197 W 2.74 w/kg 16.93 km/h
86 Mikael Nordberg Feb 05, 2023 00:48:24 201 W 2.75 w/kg 16.90 km/h
87 Matt Cagniot Apr 25, 2024 00:48:31 194 W 2.59 w/kg 16.86 km/h
88 Matt Dec 01, 2024 00:48:32 211 W 2.64 w/kg 16.86 km/h
89 Danyel Fukkink Nov 27, 2024 00:48:48 218 W 2.63 w/kg 16.76 km/h
90 Craig Sears-Black May 23, 2023 00:49:10 222 W 2.61 w/kg 16.64 km/h
91 Gernot Schwarz Dec 10, 2022 00:49:14 193 W 2.57 w/kg 16.62 km/h
92 patrick vanholm Nov 10, 2023 00:49:15 190 W 2.71 w/kg 16.61 km/h
93 Manfred Schwarz Jan 24, 2023 00:49:24 183 W 2.77 w/kg 16.57 km/h
94 David Avery Dec 13, 2022 00:49:26 213 W 2.54 w/kg 16.55 km/h
95 paul gradwell Jul 17, 2023 00:49:29 212 W 2.66 w/kg 16.53 km/h
96 Jo Wijnant Dec 24, 2022 00:49:32 186 W 2.58 w/kg 16.52 km/h
97 Alex Dec 03, 2023 00:49:34 199 W 2.65 w/kg 16.51 km/h
98 Marnix van Voorbergen Jan 17, 2023 00:49:37 197 W 2.32 w/kg 16.49 km/h
99 Jonathan Peake Mar 20, 2026 00:49:59 178 W 2.58 w/kg 16.37 km/h
100 Louis Veltmeijer Dec 09, 2022 00:50:09 173 W 2.79 w/kg 16.31 km/h
101 Fabrice Maisonneuve Dec 18, 2022 00:50:12 186 W 2.62 w/kg 16.30 km/h
102 Arjon de Kater May 20, 2024 00:50:23 198 W 2.64 w/kg 16.24 km/h
103 Yann Matthews Dec 13, 2022 00:50:26 194 W 2.59 w/kg 16.22 km/h
104 Andrew Fawcett Feb 10, 2023 00:50:41 223 W 2.53 w/kg 16.14 km/h
105 Sławek Bikeman Feb 06, 2023 00:50:45 205 W 2.59 w/kg 16.12 km/h
106 Alex Vouillot Oct 28, 2025 00:50:47 201 W 2.48 w/kg 16.11 km/h
107 Michael Novich Dec 09, 2022 00:50:53 252 W 2.36 w/kg 16.08 km/h
108 Eva Klusoňová Dec 19, 2022 00:50:54 195 W 2.60 w/kg 16.07 km/h
109 Gert-Jan Otten Sep 09, 2025 00:50:56 200 W 2.50 w/kg 16.06 km/h
110 Pierrot G. Jan 15, 2023 00:50:58 195 W 2.55 w/kg 16.05 km/h
111 Edwin Sloof Jan 16, 2023 00:51:17 217 W 2.47 w/kg 15.95 km/h
112 Ian Clark Dec 11, 2022 00:51:20 178 W 2.62 w/kg 15.94 km/h
113 Rik Lukey Dec 16, 2022 00:51:24 176 W 2.64 w/kg 15.92 km/h
114 Andrew Weickhardt Jun 29, 2023 00:51:35 201 W 2.42 w/kg 15.86 km/h
115 Kim Schou Dec 08, 2022 00:51:38 165 W 2.66 w/kg 15.84 km/h
116 W van Koetsveld Dec 31, 2022 00:51:40 184 W 2.45 w/kg 15.83 km/h
117 Jean Claude Monot Jan 03, 2023 00:51:41 177 W 2.53 w/kg 15.83 km/h
118 Kent Daniel Jan 24, 2026 00:51:49 186 W 2.48 w/kg 15.79 km/h
119 Mike Pearman Jan 05, 2023 00:52:01 214 W 2.45 w/kg 15.73 km/h
120 John Jardine Feb 16, 2023 00:52:24 183 W 2.35 w/kg 15.61 km/h
121 Andrea Sfrisi Feb 07, 2023 00:52:25 173 W 2.44 w/kg 15.61 km/h
122 Markus Geiger Jan 09, 2023 00:52:30 193 W 2.47 w/kg 15.58 km/h
123 R Louwerse Dec 04, 2022 00:52:42 175 W 2.40 w/kg 15.52 km/h
124 Andrew Knight Jan 10, 2024 00:52:45 178 W 2.37 w/kg 15.51 km/h
125 Laurent Mercier Feb 07, 2023 00:52:49 205 W 2.36 w/kg 15.49 km/h
126 Andreas Scheurell Jun 10, 2023 00:52:52 179 W 2.45 w/kg 15.47 km/h
127 Andre van Ark Jan 02, 2023 00:52:53 218 W 2.42 w/kg 15.47 km/h
128 Petro Mol Aug 05, 2023 00:53:05 223 W 2.35 w/kg 15.41 km/h
129 Stephen Gunn Dec 08, 2022 00:53:12 164 W 2.51 w/kg 15.38 km/h
130 Jean-Luc Olives Dec 10, 2022 00:53:18 162 W 2.49 w/kg 15.35 km/h
131 Susan Parker Dec 15, 2022 00:53:22 140 W 2.55 w/kg 15.33 km/h
132 rob bolton Jan 05, 2023 00:53:27 190 W 2.38 w/kg 15.31 km/h
133 Ole Karlsen Feb 07, 2024 00:53:45 196 W 2.31 w/kg 15.22 km/h
134 Quentin Hautot Sep 16, 2023 00:53:49 164 W 2.48 w/kg 15.20 km/h
135 Saskia Oosterbaan Dec 04, 2022 00:53:50 150 W 2.42 w/kg 15.20 km/h
136 Renaud Toussaint Jan 21, 2023 00:54:09 181 W 2.41 w/kg 15.11 km/h
137 Marc Schmerder Jul 05, 2023 00:54:10 179 W 2.36 w/kg 15.10 km/h
138 michel delamarre Feb 28, 2023 00:54:14 192 W 2.43 w/kg 15.09 km/h
139 Bruce Jackson Oct 01, 2023 00:54:18 172 W 2.29 w/kg 15.07 km/h
140 Charles Wijnker Dec 24, 2022 00:54:22 175 W 2.33 w/kg 15.05 km/h
141 Kate Gannon Dec 13, 2023 00:54:24 152 W 2.45 w/kg 15.04 km/h
142 Greg Wong Dec 03, 2022 00:54:55 163 W 2.33 w/kg 14.90 km/h
143 Ulrik Haldrup Feb 02, 2026 00:55:01 178 W 2.34 w/kg 14.87 km/h
144 Phil Jones Jan 19, 2023 00:55:05 175 W 2.33 w/kg 14.85 km/h
145 Marko Rifelj Jan 26, 2023 00:55:14 173 W 2.25 w/kg 14.81 km/h
146 Jan Olav Kvisli Dec 04, 2022 00:56:06 150 W 2.31 w/kg 14.58 km/h
147 Raphael Sehier Nov 21, 2024 00:56:09 179 W 2.21 w/kg 14.57 km/h
148 Irma Grape Dec 06, 2022 00:56:32 147 W 2.26 w/kg 14.47 km/h
149 Britta Koch Dec 13, 2022 00:56:35 163 W 2.33 w/kg 14.46 km/h
150 J F Dec 28, 2022 00:56:41 190 W 2.16 w/kg 14.43 km/h
151 Andrea Martinelli May 27, 2023 00:57:03 208 W 2.12 w/kg 14.34 km/h
152 Wayne Smith Dec 03, 2022 00:57:05 170 W 2.20 w/kg 14.33 km/h
153 Ron Keshtacher Dec 05, 2022 00:57:29 184 W 2.14 w/kg 14.23 km/h
154 J Lee Wamble Dec 05, 2022 00:57:33 166 W 2.22 w/kg 14.22 km/h
155 JM Chin Jul 04, 2023 00:58:13 159 W 2.12 w/kg 14.05 km/h
156 Hans Couvreur Dec 21, 2022 00:58:15 177 W 2.16 w/kg 14.04 km/h
157 Richard Webster Feb 25, 2024 00:58:15 150 W 2.11 w/kg 14.04 km/h
158 WIM SLIJTERS Jan 29, 2023 00:58:29 177 W 2.19 w/kg 13.99 km/h
159 Fred Gaidies Nov 26, 2023 00:58:42 173 W 2.16 w/kg 13.94 km/h
160 Grzegorz Jurczak Dec 26, 2022 00:58:45 203 W 2.03 w/kg 13.93 km/h
161 Georgi Novachev Jan 13, 2023 00:59:20 160 W 1.98 w/kg 13.79 km/h
162 Vasco Amorim Mar 23, 2023 00:59:35 145 W 2.13 w/kg 13.73 km/h
163 David Milongo Mar 14, 2023 00:59:40 153 W 2.15 w/kg 13.71 km/h
164 Leonie Viterbo Nov 03, 2023 00:59:44 158 W 2.05 w/kg 13.70 km/h
165 Mike 8008 Dec 18, 2023 00:59:50 179 W 2.06 w/kg 13.67 km/h
166 Jos Carboex Dec 07, 2022 01:00:02 161 W 2.15 w/kg 13.63 km/h
167 Alex Brown Jan 18, 2023 01:00:03 151 W 2.13 w/kg 13.62 km/h
168 Vincent Labussière Dec 10, 2022 01:00:11 157 W 2.09 w/kg 13.59 km/h
169 Ralph Schumann Dec 13, 2023 01:00:12 143 W 2.10 w/kg 13.59 km/h
170 Brian Matzen Feb 15, 2023 01:00:22 193 W 2.01 w/kg 13.55 km/h
171 MB Jan 08, 2023 01:00:40 140 W 2.15 w/kg 13.49 km/h
172 gert wilms Jan 11, 2023 01:01:03 191 W 1.95 w/kg 13.40 km/h
173 LUCIO CARBONI Apr 15, 2025 01:01:08 155 W 2.04 w/kg 13.38 km/h
174 Stein Jensen Jan 07, 2023 01:02:05 132 W 2.06 w/kg 13.18 km/h
175 Hendrik Thielemann Dec 08, 2022 01:02:26 159 W 2.01 w/kg 13.10 km/h
176 Jozef Ceginik Dec 05, 2022 01:03:04 154 W 1.97 w/kg 12.97 km/h
177 Neil Mehrtens Jan 16, 2023 01:03:11 176 W 1.89 w/kg 12.95 km/h
178 fabien maupas Apr 10, 2024 01:03:16 154 W 1.93 w/kg 12.93 km/h
179 Thierry DANNE Jan 11, 2026 01:03:58 135 W 1.99 w/kg 12.79 km/h
180 Paul Vader Feb 06, 2024 01:04:07 160 W 1.90 w/kg 12.76 km/h
181 Willem Jan Rip Sep 11, 2025 01:04:36 168 W 1.87 w/kg 12.66 km/h
182 Hans Petiet Jun 15, 2023 01:04:40 128 W 1.88 w/kg 12.65 km/h
183 Kirby Krieger Oct 16, 2023 01:04:53 151 W 1.89 w/kg 12.61 km/h
184 Anne-Sophie Farine Jun 30, 2024 01:04:54 109 W 2.06 w/kg 12.61 km/h
185 Franck ESTEVE Feb 23, 2023 01:05:38 132 W 1.91 w/kg 12.46 km/h
186 Berne Nyberg Jan 29, 2023 01:07:00 150 W 1.83 w/kg 12.21 km/h
187 Hd Dh May 04, 2026 01:07:18 120 W 1.67 w/kg 12.16 km/h
188 Frantxoa A Dec 20, 2022 01:07:36 145 W 1.88 w/kg 12.10 km/h
189 Mark Thompson Jun 05, 2023 01:08:22 129 W 1.84 w/kg 11.97 km/h
190 Edward Redfoot Dec 04, 2022 01:08:55 123 W 1.76 w/kg 11.87 km/h
191 Andreas Hafermann Jan 12, 2023 01:09:06 152 W 1.73 w/kg 11.84 km/h
192 Franck Caspar Dec 16, 2022 01:09:50 128 W 1.71 w/kg 11.72 km/h
193 paul fisher Dec 14, 2022 01:09:58 133 W 1.77 w/kg 11.69 km/h
194 Thomas Schöfer Dec 04, 2022 01:09:59 160 W 1.72 w/kg 11.69 km/h
195 Dr Isolde Hertess Aug 23, 2023 01:11:26 124 W 1.65 w/kg 11.45 km/h
196 Raphael Meier Dec 21, 2022 01:12:42 135 W 1.69 w/kg 11.25 km/h
197 Thierry Juguelet Dec 09, 2022 01:13:27 134 W 1.72 w/kg 11.14 km/h
198 Leszek Tomasiczek Jan 16, 2023 01:15:17 124 W 1.68 w/kg 10.87 km/h
199 Jean-Claude Tondini Dec 16, 2022 01:24:21 105 W 1.40 w/kg 9.70 km/h
200 Matthieu Bourgois Jan 22, 2023 01:25:15 104 W 1.39 w/kg 9.60 km/h
201 Anne Genevier Dec 07, 2022 01:26:03 92 W 1.42 w/kg 9.51 km/h
202 Claude Deguelle Nov 09, 2023 01:27:30 136 W 1.32 w/kg 9.35 km/h
203 Sharon Fairhurst Feb 22, 2023 01:31:43 91 W 1.32 w/kg 8.92 km/h
204 Gérald VABRE May 13, 2024 01:33:57 116 W 1.23 w/kg 8.71 km/h

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