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Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from other published sources.
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Col d'Aubisque climbs from Laruns, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. The village is the starting point for this climb, on the Laruns side, at 531 m of altitude. Col d'Aubisque itself, the target of the climb, sits higher up, at the end of the route.
The road passes through Eaux-Bonnes, at 4.5 km, at 736 m, then through Gourette, at 12.8 km, at 1,360 m. Between km 1.5 and the summit, at km 17, lies the longest climb of the ascent: 1,193 m of climbing in one stretch, after a short initial descent from Laruns.
Col d'Aubisque, the summit of the climb, sits at 1,704 m, reached after 17 km from Laruns. Total climbing for the ascent reaches 1,190 m, for an average gradient of 7.2% across the whole route, from the departure point in Laruns to the summit itself.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
16.6 km and 1,190 m of elevation gain from Laruns, according to Wikipedia. Plotrek's route, drawn on OpenStreetMap roads, measures 17 km between Laruns and Col d'Aubisque. The start, Laruns, is at 531 m; the finish, Col d'Aubisque, at 1,704 m. On the route, the computed average gradient is 6.9%.
7.2% on average over 16.6 km from Laruns, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the computed average gradient is 6.9% over 17 km. This calculation divides the altitude difference between the start (531 m) and the finish (1,704 m) by the distance covered. An average smooths out both the steeper sections and the flatter ones.
1,709 m, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the summit is measured at 1,704 m, at km 17, with altitudes from a terrain model. The foot of the climb, Laruns, sits at 519 m according to Wikipedia and at 531 m on the route. The highest point of the route is its finish.
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