| Beautiful scenery |
| 7 hairpin turns |
| #44 toughest climb of Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| #97 most elevation gain of France |
| #51 longest climb of France |
Col du Pourtalet from Laruns is a climb in the region Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It is 17.3 mi long and bridges 4183 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 4.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 742. The top of the ascent is located at 5876 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 7 reviews of this climb and uploaded 32 photos.
Road name: D934
5.0 by leveloconvivialThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.In 2013 on the 6th of May, from Laruns, a long climb with snow at the top. Some nice waterfalls and landslides on the road.... read more
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My wife and I ride a tandem (search tandem travels Pourtalet on YT) and we loved this ride. It was glorious. Not too steep. The gorge at the bottom is quite pleasant. You pass several power plants along the way that are approximately 100 years old. Lots of sheep and cows with bells. Even horses with bells. And the Pic du Midi Oussau at the top is stunning. This is a great ride.
magnificent climb through a gorge, open meadows, then onto barren rocky landscape near top. several dark galleries (tunnels).
magnificent climb through a gorge, open meadows, then onto barren rocky landscape near top. several dark galleries (tunnels).
Nice ride. Especially the first part from Laruns is a nice balcony section. Also at the lake, the views are beautiful.
I did this ride on a Monday in August and it was quite busy with traffic heading towards Spain. Even some trucks although the road is banned for that.
The ride is never tough and the length is not a problem anywhere either.
Mooie rit. Vooral het eerste deel vanuit Laruns is een mooie balkonsectie. Ook bij het meer is het uitzicht prachtig.
Ik deed deze rit op een maandag in augustus en het was best druk met verkeer richting Spanje. Zelfs enkele vrachtwagens hoewel de weg daarvoor verboden is.
De rit is nooit zwaar en de lengte is ook nergens een probleem.
What a wonderful climb. Long but never really tough. The views are some of the most beautiful I have seen on a climb, especially the reservoir is enchanting. Not the quietest road, but never disturbing. Is definitely on m'n 'to repeat'-list.
Wat een heerlijke klim. Lang maar nooit écht zwaar. De uitzichten zijn van het mooiste dat ik al op een klim mocht bewonderen, zeker het stuwmeer is betoverend mooi. Niet de rustigste weg, maar nooit storend. Staat zeker op m'n 'ter herhalen'-lijstje. Ik had jammer genoeg geen tijd om nog even af te dalen langs de Spaanse kant. Lijkt me heerlijk om beide kanten op dezelfde dag te beklimmen. TIP voor in de buurt: Le petit train d'Artouste, een treintje dat op 2000m hoogte langs de bergtoppen rijdt. Dikke aanrader.
In 2013 on the 6th of May, from Laruns, a long climb with snow at the top. Some nice waterfalls and landslides on the road.
En 2013 le 6 mai, depuis Laruns, une montée longue avec de la neige sur le haut de l'ascension. De belle cascade et des éboulies sur la route.
Long climb from Laruns to the Pourtalet, not very steep, but ideal to get in and make altimeters. Nice views along the way, with on the right towards the col the famous pic du midi d'Ossau.
Quite a few other road users on and to the col, but no hindrance at all while cycling. Excellent road surface.
Lange klim van Laruns naar de Pourtalet, niet heel steil, maar wel ideaal om in te komen en hoogtemeters te maken. Mooie uitzichten onderweg, met rechts richting de col de bekende pic du midi d'Ossau.
Redelijk wat andere weggebruikers op en naar de col, maar geen enkele hinder tijdens het fietsen. Prima wegdek.
| 5 mph | 03:29:07 |
| 7 mph | 02:28:03 |
| 9 mph | 01:55:22 |
| 12 mph | 01:26:40 |
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