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Great St Bernard

Climb from Orsières · Martigny, Switzerland

Great St Bernard is 23.4 km at 6.3% average from Orsières, gaining 1,471 m to 2,472 m, with a steepest stretch of 11%. It is in Martigny, Switzerland. One published route climbs it, from 44 km.

23.4 km at 6.3% average from Orsières, gaining 1,471 m to 2,472 m, 11% at the steepest.

23.4 km
Length
6.3%
Average
11%
Max
1,471 m
Gain
2,472 m
Summit
Very Hard
Difficulty

At a glance

Length
23.4 km
Average gradient
6.3%
Steepest
11%
Elevation gain
1,471 m
Summit
2,472 m
Difficulty
Very hard
Routes over it
1
from 44 km
Nearest place
Martigny
Great St Bernard climb

Gradient profile

1,471 m over 23.4 km
1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,400m6.1%5.0%6.1%6.0%5.7%6.1%4.9%6.2%7.4%6.3%3.4%2.9%2.5%6.4%8.8%9.4%8.9%9.1%9.3%0 km1234567891011121314151617181920212223.4 km2,472 msteepest 9.4%
< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Each block is one kilometre, coloured by its average gradient. Measured from a recorded ride; the line is the recording’s own trace.

Rides with this climb

One route pass over it — the km is where the climb starts on each.

On the road: Great St Bernard Pass from Martigny

Road · From the map · Switzerland

Great St Bernard Pass from Martigny

Martigny, Switzerland

44 km2,081 m ↑HardGPX

Added Aug 2026

Climb starts at 19.8 km

About this climb

Measured from
Riders’ recordings of the road, with elevation from the Copernicus terrain model.
Routes over it
1 published route on Cyclists.com.
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