View of Pic du Midi – Tourmalet Pass loop from Payolle

View of Pic du Midi – Tourmalet Pass loop from Payolle

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View of Pic du Midi – Tourmalet Pass loop from Payolle

03:14

48.7km

1,530m

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 15, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 21.0 km for 3.11 km

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

After 24.7 km for 3.11 km

Closed: • during winter (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.31 km

Perfecte Labe 🥐🥖☕️

Highlight • Other

Great coffee and sandwiches and a cool host 🤩

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15.2 km

In this bend, the road crosses two streams, the Adour d'Arizes and the Adour du Tourmalet. The latter offers a beautiful waterfall at the side of the road and a moment of freshness during the hot summer days...

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18.3 km

View of Pic du Midi

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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24.3 km

Tourmalet Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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24.3 km

Cyclist statue at the Col du Tourmalet

Highlight • Monument

Mythical pass of the Pyrenees, impossible to come and not climb it. But prepare your most beautiful smile because photographers are present to immortalize everything ;)

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24.3 km

View West From Col du Tourmalet

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of a fast descent. Always watch out for sheep!!

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24.3 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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41.3 km

Church of Sainte-Marie-de-Campan and Blacksmith Statue

Highlight • Religious Site

The small village of Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot of the mythical Col du Tourmalet. From here, the climb is 17.2 kilometers long at an average of 7.37%.

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48.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.5 km

135 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.5 km

190 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,110 m)

Lowest point (850 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

2°C

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Comments

August 11, 2023,La Mongie - Col d'Aspin - Tourmalet

Tourmalet in the heat, then quiet from La Mongie to accompany a bikepacker to the summit while chatting!

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July 19, 2025,Col du Tourmalet depuis Sainte-Marie de Campan

At the summit of the giant slalom, it's quite cold. I quickly descend to Sainte-Marie de Campan to see the riders at the start of the Col d'Aspin. The rain sets in.
The climb up the Col du Tourmalet is calmer and cooler.

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September 26, 2021,⛰️ Col du Tourmalet, par La Mongie🦙

Relentless ascent even if the slope softens on some portions
The arrival on Mongie is quite steep (at the level of the avalanches above the road)
The village is very ugly, and particularly the exit with this hideous bar on the left on the way up.
Fortunately the end of the climb is superb in the middle of the mountain

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