| Beautiful scenery |
| Hidden gem |
| 11 hairpin turns |
| #79 toughest climb of Occitania |
| #59 most elevation gain of Occitania |
| #89 longest climb of French Pyrenees |
| #38 average steepest climb of Pyrénées-Orientales |
Col de l'Uliat / Pic Neoulous from Le Perthus is a climb in the region Pyrénées-Orientales. It is 9.5 mi long and bridges 3189 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 6.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 688. The top of the ascent is located at 4091 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 19 photos.
Road name: D71
3.0 by ReinartKThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.Nice climb up to col de l'ouillat. Bring cash for a coffee at Albert. After the barrier, bad road surface with lots of potholes and gravel. Check conditions because after a kilometre of further climbing I was almost blown over by the wind. Decided not to ride any further. Wind was also damagingly dangerous on the descent.... read more
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There's nothing insurmountable up to the pass, the gradient is regular and the road is of fairly good quality. The last 3 km are quite different: the road bends but deteriorates until you're driving on gravel. Nice view from the summit
Rien d’insurmontable jusqu’au col, pente régulières et route de plutôt bonne qualité. Les 3 derniers km n’ont rien à voir, la route se cambre mais se détériore jusqu’à vous faire rouler sur des graviers. Belle vue au sommet
the climb is steady from the exit of the perthus. It's in the woods on a small gravel road. I really didn't like the state of the road, especially on the descent.
The section between the Col de l'ouillat and the Puig Neulos is really nice, but more dedicated to gravel bikes.
la montée est réguliere des la sortie du perthus. C'est dans les bois sur une petite route granuleuse. Je n'ai vraiment pas apprécié l'état de la route surtout a la descente
La partie entre le col de l'ouillat et le puig neulos est vraiment belle mais plutot dédié vélo gravel.
Nice climb up to col de l'ouillat. Bring cash for a coffee at Albert. After the barrier, bad road surface with lots of potholes and gravel. Check conditions because after a kilometre of further climbing I was almost blown over by the wind. Decided not to ride any further. Wind was also damagingly dangerous on the descent.
Mooi klim tot col de l'ouillat. Neem voor een kop koffie bij Albert cash mee. Na de slagboom slecht wegdek met veel gaten en grind. Check de omstandigheden even want na een kilometer verder klimmen werd ik bijna omver geblazen door de wind. Besloten niet verder te rijden. Wind was ook in de afdaling veradelijk gevaarlijk.
08/02/23 Col de l'Ouillat (or Uliat)+ Pic Neulos.
Nice climb from Le Perthus, calm and quite regular. The surface is good until Ouillat (after that it gets really bad...). Up to the Col de l'Ouillat green markers every km show you the ％ to come and the altitude reached. There are still 2 or 3 missing (stolen, torn off??).
I confirm the very bad state of the Ouillat surface at the summit of Pic Neulos. There are holes, tar is missing and there is gravel. It is possible to ride a road bike but you have to be careful on the descent.
Le 08/02/23 Col de l'Ouillat (ou Uliat)+ Pic Neulos.
Belle montée depuis Le Perthus, calme et assez régulière. Le revêtement est correct jusqu'à l'Ouillat (après cela se gâte sérieusement...). Jusqu'au Col de l'Ouillat des bornes vertes tous les kms vous indiquent le ％ à venir et l'altitude atteinte. Il en manque tout de même 2 ou 3 (volées, arrachées??).
Je confirme le très mauvais état du revêtement de l'Ouillat au sommet du Pic Neulos. Il y a des trous, il manque du goudron et il y a des graviers. C'est jouable en vélo de route mais il faut être prudent dans la descente.
Recommended. Nice long climb, road surface good. Until col d'ouilliat. There is also a mountain hut where you can drink coffee.
Then the road surface is a little less, but absolutely doable with a road bike, here and there a pothole in the road that can be avoided.
I would definitely climb to the top, I have done this several times. Beautiful views at the top.
Aanrader. Mooie lange klim, wegdek goed. Tot aan col d’ouilliat. Daar ook een berghut waar je koffie kunt drinken.
Daarna wegdek ietsjes minder, maar absoluut nog met de racefiets te doen, hier en daar een put in de weg die wel te ontwijken is.
Ik zou zeker tot aan de top klimmen, heb dit al meerdere keren gedaan. Mooie vergezichten op de top.
Today I was able to ride up to the top, you can (and may) just pass the barrier. Asphalt is indeed a bit less between Col de l'Ouillat and the barrier but that improves again afterwards. Last kilometers are pretty steep but no cars and the view at the top is beautiful.
Vandaag tot aan de top kunnen rijden, de slagboom kan (en mag) je gewoon passeren. Asfalt is inderdaad iets minder tussen Col de l’Ouillat en de slagboom maar nadien betert dat terug. Laatste kilometers zijn vrij steil maar zonder auto’s en het uitzicht op de top is prachtig.
| 5 mph | 01:55:08 |
| 7 mph | 01:21:31 |
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| 12 mph | 00:47:43 |
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