Col de la Core, an absolute must for road lovers
Col de la Core is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.395m (4,577ft) above the sea level, located in the Ariège department of France in the Pyrenees.
![Col de la Core](https://www.dangerousroads.org/cache/images/900x/3/coldelacore0-5c1035b2.jpg)
The road to the summit is totally paved. It’s called D17 and links Audressein and Seix. The road is winding, pretty steep (with sections up to 9.6%), in some places only wide enough for one vehicle, and in many places bordered by a drop of hundreds of meters (many hundreds of feet) unprotected by guardrails.
The pass has been featured in the Tour de France. There are 2 routes to reach the summit. Starting from Seix, the ascent is 13.8 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 885 meters. The average percentage is 6.4 %. And starting from Audressein, the ascent is 17.5 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 885 meters. The average percentage is 5.1 %.