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Luchon Superbagnères

4.4
8 reviews | Elevation profile | 11 photos
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Statistics

Difficulty points 964
Length 17.2 km
Average gradient 6.7%
Steepest 100 meters 13.8%
Total ascent 1160m

Short recap

Famous climb
12 hairpin turns
#19 toughest climb of Occitania
#31 most elevation gain of Occitania
#81 longest climb of Occitania
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Luchon Superbagnères is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 17.2km long and bridges 1160 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.7%, resulting in a difficulty score of 964. The top of the ascent is located at 1798 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.

Road names: D125 & D46

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Reviews (8)

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elbuscadordeproblemas
2 Mo 5.0
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Spectacular climb. For any lover of cycling, this climb is a must. Wonderful views, a well-maintained road surface and a colossal finish. You return home and dream of coming back to these places.

Subida espectacular. Para cualquier amante de la bicicleta, esta subida es una de las de obligado cumplimiento. Maravillosas vistas, firme en buen estado y final colosal. Vuelves a casa y sueñas con volver a estos parajes.

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christine
2 Mo 5.0
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a wonderful climb. little traffic starting out at 9am. tricky last 1.5km with 10% gradient after the 'Superbagnere' sign because you can see the top so clearly. the cafe at top was open for a great café and juice. fabulous descent on good tarmac.

a wonderful climb. little traffic starting out at 9am. tricky last 1.5km with 10% gradient after the ´Superbagnere’ sign because you can see the top so clearly. the cafe at top was open for a great café and juice. fabulous descent on good tarmac.

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eagle2505
3 Mo 5.0 01:30:50 (11.4km/h)
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Fantastically beautiful climb, what views, if you have the energy for this of course ;-). Here the devil is in the tail, the last kilometre, is "brutal" as a fellow climber said. From the top, you have a great view. Definitely do it!

Fantatisch mooie klim, wat een uitzichten, als je hier de energie voor hebt natuurlijk ;-). Hier zit het venijn in de staart, de laatste kilometer, is "brutal" zoals een collega klimmer zei. Vanop de top heb je een prachtig uitzicht. Zeker doen!

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Frite
1 y 5.0
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A very pleasant climb and descent with superb scenery. I didn't find it so hard, the gradient intensifies a little in the last km, but for an out-of-category rider it seemed easier than the Hospice de France, for example, in the area, thanks in particular to a very regular gradient throughout the ascent and 1-2 flat areas.

Col très agréable, tant dans la montée que dans la descente avec de superbes paysages. Je ne l’ai pas trouvé si dur, la pente s’intensifie un peu dans le dernier km mais pour un hors-catégorie il m’a semblé plus simple que l’hospice de France par exemple dans le coin, notamment grâce à une pente très régulière durant toute l’ascension et 1-2 replats.

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LoicHaldimann
2 y 4.0
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Long climb. Don't get carried away in the first few kilometres. As soon as the forest disappears, the ski slopes or more exactly the pastures appear. The last km seems to me much harder than the profile indicates... don't stop at the Superbagnère sign! Continue, the hardest part is still to come

Longue montée. Ne vous enflammez pas dans les premiers kilomètres. Dès que la forêt disparaît, les pistes de ski ou plus exactement les pâturages apparaissent. Le dernier km me paraît bien plus dur que le profil ne l’indique… ne vous arrêtez pas au panneau superbagnère ! Continuez il reste le plus dur

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Piwi66
2 y 4.0
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Nice climb with especially in the second part beautiful views. At the top, enjoy the departing paragliders and the beautiful view over the valley. A nice downhill run for dessert.

Mooie klim met vooral in het tweede deel prachtige vergezichten. Bovenop even genieten van de vertrekkende parapentevliegers en het prachtige uitzicht over het dal. Lekker lopende afdaling als toetje.

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patrickbaert
3 y 4.0
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With Bagnères de Luchon as a hiking & cycling base, the climb which gained its fame in the past as the finish of the Tour, but has been forgotten since 1989, is one of the many cycling possibilities.
You leave Luchon via the well-known thermal springs for the relatively easy opening kilometres where I choked on a short steep part of 12%. The course of the river is followed upstream on an irregular ascent. When you turn right at the end of Vallée du Lys, the final 9 km. of challenging hairpin turns against the mountainside without trees with fantastic views on the mountain scenery around Luchon starts. Nice wide road to the small ski station with hardly any traffic in the summer and on the top empty apartments, the "Grande Hotel" which has lost some of its old glory (1922), and especially hikers who together with the paragliders (wind) occupy the mountain.

For years people in Luchon have been dreaming of a climbing time trial in the Tour, the attention this beautiful climb certainly deserves again.

Met Bagnères de Luchon als wandel & fietsuitvalbasis is de klim die in het verleden zijn bekendheid verwierf als aankomstplaats van de Tour, maar sinds 1989 in de vergetelheid is geraakt,één van de vele fietsmogelijkheden.
Je fietst Luchon uit via de bekende thermen voor de relatief gemakkelijke openingskilometers waarin ik me toch even verslikte in een kort steil stuk van 12%. Via onregelmatige stijging wordt de loop van de rivier stroomopwaarts gevolgd. Als je de weg rechts afdraait die verder doodloopt op het einde van Vallée du Lys start het uitdagend pittig slot van 9 km. met 12 tal haarspeldbochten tegen de bergflank op zonder bomen met fantastische vergezichten op het bergdecor rond Luchon. Prima brede weg naar het kleine skistation met in de zomer amper verkeer en op de top leegstaande appartementen, het "Grande Hotel" dat wat van zijn oude glorie (1922) heeft verloren, en vooral wandelaars die samen met de parapente vliegeniers (wind) de berg inpalmen.

Men droomt in Luchon al jaren van een klimtijdrit in de Tour, de aandacht die deze mooie klim zeker terug verdient.

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Joeri_Laureys
3 y 3.0
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If you are in the region, you should definitely do this climb to the ski station.
Quite long and yet tough!

Als je in de regio bent, moet je deze klim naar het skistation zeker doen.
Redelijk lang en toch wel pittig!

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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:27:22
11 km/h 01:33:46
15 km/h 01:08:46
19 km/h 00:54:17

Road surface condition

84% 16% 0%
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Traffic

95% 5% 0%
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