Col d'Aubisque
Beautiful, TdF country
Cycling climb
- Height
- 1,709 m
- From
- Laruns
- Distance
- 16.6 km
- Average gradient
- 7.2 %
From the 2014 guide – ThomasBeautiful, Tour de France country. Watch out for the cows on the road!
The first col of the reverse queen stage from Pau. Between the Aubisque and the Col du Soulor runs a narrow ledge road, the Cirque du Litor, with sheer drops. The giant bikes at the col are a classic photo opportunity.
Tour de FranceIn the Tour since 1910, when Octave Lapize called the organisers murderers at the top.
42.9760° N, 0.3390° W
Road trips passing here
Nearby
Gourette2 km · Vallée d'Ossau (Eaux-Bonnes), Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Vallée d'Ossau6 km · The valley south of Pau beneath the Pic du Midi d'Ossau- Col du Soulor7 km · The Aubisque's twin col
Espace nordique du Val d'Azun (Soulor–Couraduque)11 km · Val d'Azun, Hautes-Pyrénées
Artouste12 km · Vallée d'Ossau (Laruns), Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Balaïtous16 km · The westernmost 3,000-metre peak, 3 144 m
Pic du Midi d'Ossau17 km · The symbol of the Pyrenees, 2 884 m- Col de Marie-Blanque17 km · Short but nasty