Col des Champs (elevation 2,087 m (6,847 ft)) is a high mountain pass in the Alps at the border between the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes in France.
The western side, starting from Colmars, is 12.5 km long, climbing 827 m (2,713 ft) at an average of 6.6%.
These milestones indicate the current height, distance to the summit, average slope in the following passage, and also denote the street number(D2).
Starting from Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes, the climb is 16.5 km gaining 1,055 m (3,461 ft), resulting in an average gradient of 6.4%.
[3] The state of the pavement is generally good along this route, there are no designated signposts for cyclists on this side.