At 36 km from Argelès-Gazost
Altitude : 2115 m – Col du Tourmalet – Hautes Pyrénées 65
Connecting the Bagnères de Bigorre valley to the “Pays Toy”, the Toumalet pass is certainly the most prestigious of the Pyrenees, offering both length of climb, large height differences and gradient, and of course beautiful scenery.
From Luz Saint Sauveur (west): 18,3 km – (height difference : 1400m) – gradient (%) : 7,6 aver. / 9,5 max.
From Sainte Marie de Campan (east): 17,4 km – (height difference : 1300m) – gradient (%) : 7,4 aver. / 10 max.
The Tourmalet pass has been crossed 47 times by the Tour de France since 1947.
Col du Tourmalet via Sainte Marie de Campan : 17,2 km
Col du Tourmalet via Luz Saint-Sauveur : 19 km
Col du Soulor – Col du Tourmalet – Col d’Aspin – Hautacam – Col d’Aubisque – Luz Ardiden
