Col de la Hourcère / Col d'Issarbe

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957

difficulty points

7.8%

avg. gradient

16.3%

steepest 100 meters

13.2km

length

1034m

total ascent

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Col de la Hourcère / Col d'Issarbe is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 13.2km long and bridges 1034 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.8%, resulting in a difficulty score of 957. The top of the ascent is located at 1425 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.

Road name: D632

by RvR

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
A very nice col to do, the Col de la Hourcere. The road surface of the col is fine, 2 lanes, and I had the road pretty much to myself, only a handful of cyclists and motorists encountered. So you can focus on yourself here. Nice fairly even climb with lots of bends. Very nice in the descent! You ... read more

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Statistics

Col de la Hourcère / Col d'Issarbe from Barlanes This climb	French Pyrenees 471 climbs	Basque Country 259 climbs	Pyrenees 754 climbs	Nouvelle-Aquitaine 252 climbs	France 7032 climbs	Europe 29099 climbs
Difficulty points 957 HC	rank 33 31% easier than Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan	rank 13 19% easier than Port de Larrau	rank 39 31% easier than Col de Portet from Saint Lary Soulan	rank 17 19% easier than Port de Larrau	rank 125 41% easier than Col du Galibier	rank 765 68% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 7.8%	rank 95 59% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 66 48% less steep than Askazubi from Zubillaga	rank 131 66% less steep than Passatge Vall d'Incles	rank 56 54% less steep than Chemin de la Vierge from Bort-les-Orgues	rank 842 59% less steep than Mur de Castet-Nau from Arras-en-Lavedan	rank 4356 74% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 13.2km	rank 108 66% shorter than Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens	rank 27 50% shorter than Col Sensibilé from Alçay	rank 180 66% shorter than Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens	rank 21 57% shorter than Col d'Aubisque from Arthez d'Asson	rank 614 72% shorter than Col de l'Iseran	rank 2429 79% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 1034m	rank 46 39% less ascent than Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes	rank 10 29% less ascent than Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin	rank 70 39% less ascent than Port d'Envalira from Ax-les-Thermes	rank 14 29% less ascent than Col de la Pierre Saint-Martin	rank 202 50% less ascent than Col du Galibier	rank 1005 63% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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15 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	01:53:08
11 km/h	01:11:59
15 km/h	00:52:47
19 km/h	00:41:40

Reviews/stories (1)

RvR

9 Mo

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch. Show original

A very nice col to do, the Col de la Hourcere.
The road surface of the col is fine, 2 lanes, and I had the road pretty much to myself, only a handful of cyclists and motorists encountered. So you can focus on yourself here.
Nice fairly even climb with lots of bends. Very nice in the descent!
You do ride through the forest for at least 80％, only at the top do you get the nice views, in my case I got above the low hanging clouds, so I rode the last part fully in the sun.
When I rode it (08/22) there was a lot of loose gravel on the road in the run-up to the col (so the front part), probably from recent street repairs. But the part of the col itself did not bother me.

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