Tourmalet Pass – Castelloubon valley loop from Sainte-Marie de Campan

Tourmalet Pass – Castelloubon valley loop from Sainte-Marie de Campan

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Tourmalet Pass – Castelloubon valley loop from Sainte-Marie de Campan

05:38

100km

2,190m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 13.6 km for 3.11 km

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.9 km

View of Pic du Midi

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The end of the long straight 1 km from La Mongie offers a superb reward when the Pic de Midi finally appears. Nearby a view of the valley... double reward!

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16.9 km

Tourmalet Pass

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The Col du Tourmalet is one of the most legendary in the Pyrenees and the Tour de France. It is the pass that has been used most often in the …

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17.0 km

Col du Tourmalet met 'Octave Lapiz

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This is the statue of Octave Lapize, who shouted "murderers" but who was the first runner to reach the top in 1910 after walking most of the ascent.

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20.6 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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67.6 km

Castelloubon valley

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very nice road without too much traffic: for nearly 5 kilometers the road follows a stream "le neez" downstream from JUNCALAS then "le louey" upstream to the inn of castelloubon.

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70.6 km

Lingous Pass

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Nice quiet climb. Short and not so steep compared to surrounding passes.

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94.5 km

Campan

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Small village on the slope of the col du Tourmalet. One small restaurant for a stop.

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100 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.2 km

13.8 km

737 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

100 km

324 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,100 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Today

Sunday 11 October

19°C

13°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

September 9, 2023,Pyrenäen 2023: Col du Tourmalet 🪶👑

#sightseeingpace
Today we went to the Tourmalet. After we had overcome the reality crash in the first half, the second half was really nice again from the pass. The rest of the tour ran under the motto:

🎼36 degrees and it's getting hotter
Never turn the beat down again
36 degrees, no fan
Life doesn't seem hard to me at …

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August 25, 2024,Tourmalet in den Wolken

We went from Luz-Saint-Sauveur to the monument in the Pyrenees. The summit was covered in clouds and it was only 10°C. So we quickly took some photos, got dressed and went down quickly, but shivering and shaking, brrr. I was shivering. But it was beautiful. I beat the Gr1 rider by 3 minutes (what a beautiful word), so I was …

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August 12, 2023,Boucle La Mongie - Bagnères de Bigorre - Lourdes - col du Tourmalet

(Rather 2600m of vertical drop according to Wahoo than 2260m according to Komoot..)

New climb of the Tourmalet in the fog, then the sky which clears after a few minutes at the top - splendid!

The descent to La Mongie was quite... full of adrenaline thanks to the returning fog and the cows and sheep that are at home on …

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