Piau Engaly from Saint Lary Soulan is a climb in the region French Pyrenees. It is 19.1km long and bridges 1002 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 704. The top of the ascent is located at 1836 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.
Road names: D929 & D118
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Imho, this should get a "hidden gem" label, at least the part from Le Plan. The traffic up to that point is horrible, as it is on the way to the Bielsa tunnel. I haven't seen better tarmac anywhere and I had the impression most of the structures at the summit where (fairly) new too. As it was bad weather, I only had some nice views during breaks in rain or with clouds/fog clearing up a bit - you can see the climb to the Bielsa tunnel very nicely on the other side of the valley. During nice days in summer time, there will be some traffic, I guess, bringing hikers to the parking lots. I encountered all but 5 cars...
To the highest ski resort in the French Pyrenees, which was in 1999 one time arrival place of the Tour, I cycled from St.Lary Soulan.
First part is a long, quiet climb through small villages on a wide, quite busy road that crosses the mountain river (La Neste d'Aure) a few times, which you follow upstream. After Fabian (exit Route des Lacs) follows a part with short varying gradients going from slightly downhill to a short steep part of a few hundred meters.
After leaving the main road on the right, which goes in the direction of Bielsa Tunnel (border with Spain), you cycle one last time over the river and there is hardly any traffic. From the village of Le Plan the actual final climb of 6 km on wide challenging road starts.
The familiar cycling information signs are back in place with every km the distance to the top/the height/slope of the next km. Through 13 unnumbered hairpin bends we climb firmly in a beautiful open natural setting up to the summery extinct ski village with empty apartments that according to our hotel owner are architecturally adapted to the mountain landscape (? had a special shape) and large empty parking lots. By climbing past the 2 roundabouts at the start of the ski village to the commercial heart (1870 m) I was lucky enough to find a small open terrace to replenish the moisture balance.
If you think away the ski infrastructure, the panorama is fantastic.
Ideal in cycling climb without extremes, if St. Lary Soulan your base.
Naar hoogstgelegen skioord in de Franse Pyreneeën, dat in 1999 éénmalig aankomstplaats van de Tour was, gefietst vanuit St.Lary Soulan.
Eerste deel is een lange rustig klimmende aanloop door kleine dorpjes op een brede vrij drukke weg die enkele malen de bergrivier (La Neste d'Aure) kruist die je stroomopwaarts volgt. Na Fabian (afslag Route des Lacs) volgt een tussendeel met kort wisselende hellingsgraden gaande van licht bergaf tot een kort steil stukje van enkele honderden meters.
Na het rechts verlaten van de grote weg, die richting Bielsa Tunnel (grens Spanje) verdergaat, fiets je een laatste keer over de rivier en is er nog amper verkeer. Vanaf het dorpje Le Plan begint de eigenlijke slotklim van 6 km op brede uitdagende weg .
De vertrouwde fietsinfobordjes zijn weer op post met elke kilometer de afstand tot de top/de hoogte/hellingsgraad van de volgende km. Via 13 ongenummerde haarspeldbochten klimt men stevig in een prachtig open natuurkader tot het zomers uitgestorven skidorp met leegstaande appartementen die volgens onze hoteleigenaar architectonisch aan het berglandschap zijn aangepast (? hadden wel een aparte vorm) en grote lege parkings. Door voorbij de 2 ronde punten bij het begin van het skidorp verder te klimmen tot het commerciële hart (1870 m) vond ik gelukkig toch nog een klein open terras om de vochtbalans op peil te brengen.
Als je de ski-infrastructuur wegdenkt is het panorama fantastisch.
Ideale in fiets klim zonder extremen,als St.Lary Soulan je uitvalbasis is.
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