The Col de Vars is a high mountain pass in the French Alps between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, connecting the Ubaye Valley with the Queyras valley and Embrun. The paved road D902 runs over the pass from Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye in the southeast to Vars and on to Guillestre in the northwest. The pass has been included in the Tour de France 33 times since 1922, when Philippe Thys crossed it for the first time.
Col de Vars
2109 m · France
Open year-round (only brief snow closures)Road D902
Open on the map →The side
| From | Length | Gain | Avg | Max | Cat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guillestre | 18.4 km | +1047 m | 5.7% | ≈12.3% | HC |
From Guillestre
Hors catégorie≈8 hairpin bendsfaces N
0–4%4–7%7–10%10–12%12%+
The climb
Race history
36× Tour de France · 1× Giro d'Italia · 1922–2024