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Tour de France 2026 Climbs

The 2026 Tour de France starts in Barcelona and works its way through Catalonia, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Vosges, the Jura and the Alps before finishing in Paris. For riders planning a cycling trip around the race, this route is not just something to watch. It is a map full of roads worth riding.

This guide brings together the key climbs of the Tour de France 2026. Some are famous names every cyclist already knows, like Alpe d’Huez, the Tourmalet and the Galibier. Others are more specific to this route, from the urban sting of Montjuïc to the brutal summit finish at Plateau de Solaison.

23 climbs from the Tour de France 2026 route.

Catalonia

SpainChallenging

Collada de Toses

Collada de Toses is one of the early mountain signals of the Tour de France 2026. From the southern Catalan valley, it climbs long enough and steep enough to move the race into a different mood.

Catalonia

SpainModerate

Côte de Begues

Côte de Begues is an early Tour de France 2026 test on the road into Barcelona. From the southwest, it climbs steadily enough to matter, without becoming a full mountain effort.

Catalonia

SpainVery Challenging

Côte du Château de Montjuïc

Côte du Château de Montjuïc is short, steep and made for drama. In the briefing, it is flagged as a Tour de France 2026 climb and one of the sharpest tests of the opening weekend.

Catalonia

SpainModerate

Ermita de Santa Creu d’Olorda

Ermita de Santa Creu d’Olorda is a steady Catalan climb from the Llobregat valley. It is not brutal, but it has enough length to turn a city ride into a proper effort.

Catalonia

French Alps

FranceHors Catégorie

Alpe d’Huez

Twenty one hairpins, a balcony road above Bourg d’Oisans and a name that every cyclist already knows before they ever ride it. Alpe d’Huez is not the longest climb in the Alps, but it might be the one that feels most like stepping onto cycling’s main stage.

French Alps

FranceHors Catégorie

Col de Sarenne

Col de Sarenne is the quieter, sharper route into the Alpe d’Huez story. From the southeastern flank, it gives the final weekend of the Tour de France 2026 a different kind of Alpine drama.

French Alps

FranceHors Catégorie

Col de la Croix de Fer from Allemond

Col de la Croix de Fer from Allemond is a long Alpine climb with serious scale. It is not brutally steep throughout, but twenty four kilometres uphill is never casual.

French Alps

FranceHors Catégorie

Col du Galibier from Valloire

Col du Galibier from Valloire is the high mountain heart of the Télégraphe Galibier sequence. It starts after the first climb has already softened the legs.

French Alps

FranceVery Challenging

Col du Télégraphe

Col du Télégraphe is the gateway to the Galibier. On its own, it is already a serious Alpine climb. As the opening act before the giant above, it becomes even more important.

French Alps

FranceVery Challenging

Le Salève from Cruseilles

Le Salève from Cruseilles is short, steep and direct. At eleven percent average, it has the profile of a climb that gets serious immediately.

French Alps

FranceChallenging

Orcières Merlette

Orcières Merlette is a classic Alpine resort climb with a steady, race friendly profile. From the Drac valley, it rises for just over seven kilometres at a proper climbing gradient.

French Alps

FranceHors Catégorie

Plateau de Solaison

Plateau de Solaison is a brutal summit finish from the Arve valley. At nine percent average for more than eleven kilometres, it belongs firmly in the hardest category.

French Alps

Massif Central

FranceChallenging

Pas de Peyrol, Puy Mary

Pas de Peyrol is the road to Puy Mary with a sharp final character. From the Mandailles valley, it is short, steep and very different from the long Alpine climbs.

Massif Central

Pyrenees

FranceModerate

Col de Coudons

Col de Coudons is a long, steady Pyrenean climb from the northeast. It is moderate on paper, but its length gives it real substance.

Pyrenees

FranceChallenging

Col de Montségur

Col de Montségur from Bélesta is compact, steep enough to matter and full of Pyrenean character. It is a climb that rewards control more than noise.

Pyrenees

FranceModerate

Col du Calvaire

Col du Calvaire is a steady borderland climb on the road towards Les Angles. It is not savage, but it helps turn Stage 3 into a real mountain day.

Pyrenees

FranceHors Catégorie

Col du Tourmalet from Sainte Marie de Campan

The eastern side of the Tourmalet is a Pyrenean classic in its own right. From Sainte Marie de Campan, it climbs for 17.2 kilometres and carries the same weight of history as the better known name on the summit sign.

Pyrenees

FranceVery Challenging

Col d’Aspin from Arreau

Col d’Aspin from Arreau is a classic Pyrenean climb with a steady profile and enough history in the region to feel instantly familiar.

Pyrenees

FranceEasy

Les Angles

Les Angles is a short summit finish with a sharper bite than the distance suggests. From the valley via Lac de Matemale, it gives the stage a compact uphill ending.

Pyrenees

FranceChallenging

Montée de Gavarnie Gèdre

Montée de Gavarnie Gèdre is a long summit finish rather than a steep wall. From Luz Saint Sauveur, it climbs gradually towards one of the most dramatic corners of the Pyrenees.

Pyrenees

Vosges

FranceVery Challenging

Ballon d’Alsace from Saint Maurice sur Moselle

Ballon d’Alsace from Saint Maurice sur Moselle is a shorter, steeper side of a classic Vosges climb. It has enough gradient to feel more serious than its distance suggests.

Vosges

FranceModerate

Col du Haag

Col du Haag is a compact Vosges climb via the Route des Crêtes. It is short, steady and useful as a connector between bigger mountain moments.

Vosges

FranceVery Challenging

Grand Ballon from Willer sur Thur

Grand Ballon from Willer sur Thur is one of the most serious climbs in the Vosges. Long, steep and high by regional standards, it deserves more respect than many riders give it.

Vosges