Col de la Croix (Vaud)

Col de la Croix (1778 m high) is an Alpine pass in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

It connects Bex and Villars-sur-Ollon with Les Diablerets.

long, gaining 580 m in height at an average 7.2% grade.

Several sections of the climb are well in excess of this with the maximum gradient of 12%.

[1] It was crossed in Stage 9 of the 2022 Tour de France on 10 July, where Simon Geschke was the first rider to reach the top of the col.