Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Col de Tramassel loop from Argelès-Gazost

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France

Occitania

Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Col de Tramassel loop from Argelès-Gazost

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Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Col de Tramassel loop from Argelès-Gazost

03:09

51.7km

1,360m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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839 m

Argelès-Gazost Town Square

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Cafes, bakeries and bars but also a public toilet and drinking water tap (at the back of the church). The climb to the Azun Valley, Soulor, Aubisque starts here.

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2.07 km

Argeles Gazost

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Beautiful houses.

Argelès-Gazost is a French commune located in the west of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture, in the Occitanie region. It is the central city …

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3.69 km

Bridge over the Gave de Pau

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Pretty iron bridge that straddles the Gave de Pau on the greenway that comes from Lourdes.

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5.53 km

On the way to Lourdes

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The side route offers small villages and great scenery.... and a few more meters of altitude

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12.0 km

Waterfall in Parc National des Pyrénées

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Nice small natural waterfall

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22.1 km

Observatory

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It’s easy to stop at the car park below but push on up the last few km and you’ll be rewarded with near 360deg views from the actual top.

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22.1 km

Col de Tramassel

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Superb collar.

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38.0 km

Gave de Pau

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The Gave de Pau is a river in the south-west of France, in the two regions of Occitanie and Nouvelle Aquitaine, a tributary of the Adour river.

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51.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.3 km

7.98 km

4.46 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.5 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,620 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

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Saturday 10 October

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Comments

May 9, 2025,HAUTACAM

One last climb before returning home, the sensations are better, next stop Corsica

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September 24, 2025,Boucle Pont sur le gave de Pau – Hautacam au départ de Argelès-Gazost

September 26th, 6 degrees Celsius at the top...
The view is superb all along the pass.

The arrival is surprising: ..... A huge parking lot with nothing.
No coffee, snacks... Nothing.

Just the pass sign for the photo.

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June 11, 2025,Ausflug am Ruhetag

Down into the valley to the bike shop and the bakery, then up to Hautacam.
We're following the 1975 Tour de France route (more or less freely adapted), and since we're staying at the foot of the climb anyway, the climb was a good option, even though Hautacam was the first stage finish in 1994.

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May 4, 2025,HAUTACAM, TRAMASELLE

Hi friends, this morning it was the ascent of HAUTACAM AND TRAMASELLE, doing the climb cold was not the best idea, especially with such an irregular pass 🙄

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June 16, 2024,Col de Hautacam und Col de Tramassel

Today is the first day in the Pyrenees.
The trip to the Col de Hautacam was planned and was carried out. The way up is a dead end and you take the same route back down.
For the Tour de Franc, this is a mountain finish.
The tour itself. At the beginning, the path is a disused railway line. After …

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