Luz Ardiden from Viscos

Elevation profile Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Elevation profile Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Elevation profile Luz Ardiden from Viscos
890
difficulty points
7.6%
avg. gradient
12.5%
steepest 100 meters
14.2km
length
1080m
total ascent

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Luz Ardiden from Viscos is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 14.2km long and bridges 1080 vertical meters with an average gradient of 7.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 890. The top of the ascent is located at 1714 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 3 reviews/stories of this climb and uploaded 11 photos.

by Joflo
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Very quiet route on a narrow road. The beginning is very steep and difficult, a steep climb that becomes easier when the route connects with the classic climb. I went via Viscos on the way up but not down, which I found uncomfortable.... read more
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Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Luz Ardiden from Viscos
Luz Ardiden from Viscos

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Luz Ardiden from Viscos
This climb
French Pyrenees
471 climbs
Pyrenees
754 climbs
Occitania
952 climbs
France
7032 climbs
Europe
29126 climbs
Difficulty points
890
1
rank
42
rank
51
rank
23
rank
165
45% easier than
Col du Galibier
rank
963
Average gradient
7.6%
rank
117
rank
162
67% less steep than
Passatge Vall d'Incles
rank
139
rank
990
rank
4862
74% less steep than
Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length
14.2km
rank
95
rank
155
rank
119
rank
521
70% shorter than
Col de l'Iseran
rank
2080
Total ascent
1080m
rank
39
rank
55
rank
33
rank
175
48% less ascent than
Col du Galibier
rank
868

Classification

Famous climb
Beautiful scenery
Hidden gem
11 hairpin turns

Road surface condition

33% 67% 0%
Based on 6 votes
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Traffic

100% 0% 0%
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Climbing times

7 km/h 02:01:22
11 km/h 01:17:14
15 km/h 00:56:38
19 km/h 00:44:42

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Reviews/stories (3)

Joflo
10 Mo
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Very quiet route on a narrow road. The beginning is very steep and difficult, a steep climb that becomes easier when the route connects with the classic climb. I went via Viscos on the way up but not down, which I found uncomfortable.

Zeer rustige route over een smalle weg. Het begin is direct erg steil en zwaar, pittige klim die wat makkelijker wordt als de route aansluit op de klassieke beklimming. Ik heb de heenweg via Viscos gedaan maar de afdaling niet, dat leek me niet prettig.

Luz Ardiden from Viscos
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ruz
1 y
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Done it today as a descent. So via the classic route up and this one down. You can better do this the other way around. There is still some gravel on the road, especially before and in the curves. It is a beautiful area. So definitely a must to drive up, there is the road well suited. And then via the classic route down.

Deze vandaag gedaan als afdaling. Dus via de klassieke route omhoog en deze naar beneden. Dit kan je beter andersom doen. Er licht nog al wat grind op de weg, vooral voor en in de bochten. Het is wel een prachtige omgeving. Dus zeker een aanrader om omhoog te rijden, daar is de weg prima voor geschikt. En dan via de klassieke route naar beneden.

patrickbaert
2 y
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In addition to the classic Tour climb to Luz Ardiden from Luz St.Sauveur also cycled the hidden unknown northern climbing route with hardly any traffic.
Beginning of the climb has only the signpost to the village of Viscos on the main busy road (D921), parallel to the Gave de Gavarnie, coming from Argelès Gazost a few kilometers before Luz St.Sauveur. The first 3 km to the mentioned only village on the route, which we even leave behind and cycle past, is very steep climbing with beautiful panoramic's on the valley. Then follow dozens of hairpin bends up the mountainside between the woods on a narrow tarmac road in an uninhabited world. At the exit of the forest on a short plateau between km 4 and km 3 of the summit one meets the classic popular Tour climbing route (from Luz St.Sauveur).
Just in time for the famous festival of hairpin bends to the summery deserted ski station (no provisioning), except for the stray sheep.
Only when the two routes converge do the classic bike information signs reappear every few kilometres showing the distance to the summit, the current altitude and the percentage for the next kilometre.

Recommended and an alternative if you want to cycle alone uphill in peace and quiet!

Naast de klassieke Tour beklimming naar Luz Ardiden vanuit Luz St.Sauveur ook de verborgen onbekende noordelijke klimroute met amper verkeer gefietst.
Begin van de klim heeft als enige aanduiding de wegwijzer naar dorpje Viscos op de grote drukke weg (D921) ,parallel met de Gave de Gavarnie, komende vanuit Argelès Gazost enkele kilometers voor Luz St.Sauveur. De eerste 3 km tot het genoemde enige dorpje op de route, dat we zelfs rechts laten liggen en voorbij fietsen, is het zeer steil klimwerk met fraaie panorama's op het dal. Nadien volgen tientallen haarspeldbochten naar omhoog op de bergflank tussen de bossen op een smalle asfaltweg in een onbewoonde wereld. Bij het uitkomen van het bos op een kort plateau tussen km 4 en km 3 van de top komt men samen met de klassieke populaire Tour klimroute (vanuit Luz St.Sauveur).
Net op tijd voor het beroemde prachtige slotfestival van haarspeldbochten naar het zomers uitgestorven skistation (geen bevoorrading),op de loslopende schapen na.
Pas vanaf het samenkomen van de twee routes zijn de klassieke fietsinfobordjes er weer om de kilometer met de afstand tot de top,de actuele hoogte en het percentage van de volgende kilometer.

Aanrader en alternatief als je eens alleen goed bergop wil fietsen in alle rust en kalmte!

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