France · Alpine
Climbing-led road cycling around well-known Pyrenean passes.
Planning brief
Base yourself around Bagnères-de-Luchon. The guide currently covers 41 route ideas across 4 riding styles, with the strongest fit in Road.
Distances, climbing, costs and seasonality can change. Confirm the exact route, legal access, weather, transport and accommodation with current local sources.
Derived from each route's recorded surface, not from a bike review.
Every planner route here is graded Confident or Expert. Newer riders should treat this destination as a stretch, or pick a gentler base.
The archived BRouter files contain elevation values from a layer that is not cleared for commercial publication. The repair is to preserve the OSM-routed geometry, replace every elevation sample with NASADEM data, recalculate ascent and timing, and publish only after automated provenance and regression checks pass.
| Route | Style | Distance | Climb | Rider level | Bike | Third-party check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Col du Tourmalet (Luz-Saint-Sauveur)The giant bronze cyclist at the summit — Le Géant du Tourmalet — looming out of the mist as you crest the final ramp | Road | 19.0 km | 1,404 m74 m/km | ExpertExtreme grade | Road, E-bike / touringtarmac · also gravel, mountain bike | Check on Strava ↗ |
| Gravel Trans-PyreneesAtlantic to Mediterranean. 320km. High cols on gravel. Remote camping. Epic challenge. | Gravel | 320.0 km | 8,500 m27 m/km | ExpertExtreme grade | Gravel, Mountain bikegravel/mixed · also e-bike / touring | Check on Strava ↗ |
| Pyrenees Gravel Loop 488The moment on Pyrenees Gravel Loop 488 when the gravel road opens out and the landscape makes the suffering worthwhile | Gravel | 142.0 km | 4,017 m28 m/km | ExpertExtreme grade | Gravel, Mountain bikegravel/mixed · also e-bike / touring | Check on Strava ↗ |
| Col du Tourmalet (Sainte-Marie-de-Campan)East side. Longer but more gradual. Combines beautifully with Aspin circuit. | Road | 17.2 km | 1,268 m74 m/km | ExpertHard grade | Road, E-bike / touringtarmac · also gravel, mountain bike | Check on Strava ↗ |
The highlighted routes come from the previous planner catalogue. Links open third-party searches; they are not endorsements or authoritative route files.
the closest station within 60 km still sits 191 m from the base altitude. Rather than borrow a distant or wrong-altitude station and present it as this destination's climate, nothing is shown. The planner's usual riding window (May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct) is a seasonal guide only.
© OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL 1.0. Harvested 2026-08-18 as mapped viewpoint nodes; presence on the map is not a promise of access, parking or a maintained path.
Hotels, hostels, guest houses, rentals and campsites.
Refuel160 pubs, cafés and foodResearch ride starts, stops and post-ride options.
Repair11 bike servicesShops to check for spares, servicing, hire or local advice.
Documented discovery records from Overture Maps and, where available, official NaPTAN transport data. Verify services, opening, timetables, bike carriage, availability and prices directly.