“Hautacam” Details (Zwift Climb Portal)
Key Details
- Category: HC
- Length: 12.7 km (7.9 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 1029 m (3,376‘)
- Average Gradient: 8%
- Country: France
- Watopia Climb Segment
- Watopia Descent Segment
- France Climb Segment
- France Descent Segment
- 5 W/kg: 40 minutes
- 4 W/kg: 50 minutes
- 3 W/kg: 64 minutes
- 2 W/kg: 94 minutes
Strava Segments
Time Estimates
Located in the heart of the Pyrenees, the Hautacam is a ski resort during the winter. It is surrounded by epic cycling climbs, and while it may not be as long as nearby behemoths like Col du Tourmalet, it still packs a healthy punch!
The Hautacam is very comparable to Alpe du Zwift, a climb familiar to many Zwifters. One fun challenge is trying to beat your Alpe du Zwift time up the Hautacam, or vice versa.
This climb has a somewhat checkered past. Several Tour de France riders who have had standout performances on this mountain were later sanctioned for doping, including Lance Armstrong and former KOM holder Bjarne Riis.
This climb was added to Zwift’s Climb Portal to be featured in July 2025 at the same time as the pro men would race it for the finish of stage 12 of Le Tour.
Note: due to Strava’s algorithm for segment matching, Strava will show a shorter segment time for the Hautacam than you’ll see in game. This is due to the tight hairpin near the top of the climb, where the closeness of the roads causes Strava to think you’ve finished the segment before you really have.
Here’s the IRL segment that corresponds to Zwift’s portal:
Similar to AdZ based on the time estimates. Riding at 125% will be fun.
Basically identical. I was 40 seconds slower than my best Alpe time, and that was a full effort .
are there banded rides?
Unfortunately the strava segment is wrong… it ends before the portal.
I’m not sure what you are saying. As far as I can see, the Strava segment is accurate and matching efforts on this climb.
Zwift says 12.7 km, Strava 12.74, so yes. But my Zwift time yesterday was 1:06:01 and my Strava segment time was 1:04:43, both at 225 W. So something is not lining up.
Oh, interesting! Hmmm… I’ll run a test.
Figured it out, and added a note above:
Note: due to Strava’s algorithm for segment matching, Strava will show a shorter segment time for the Hautacam than you’ll see in game. This is due to the tight hairpin near the top of the climb, where the closeness of the roads causes Strava to think you’ve finished the segment before you really have.
That makes sense, it was indeed a tight turn. Thanks for clearing it up.
Outstanding