The route
19.1 km and 1,404 m of climbing from Luz-Saint-Sauveur.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
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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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The climb of Col du Tourmalet starts at Luz-Saint-Sauveur, at 712 m of elevation, in the Hautes-Pyrénées. The route follows the Luz-Saint-Sauveur side for 19.1 km to the summit.
After Luz-Saint-Sauveur, the route passes Betpouey at km 3.6, at 951 m, then Barèges at km 7.3, at 1,222 m. The climb then continues to Col du Tourmalet, at km 19.1: this is the longest climb of the ascent, with a gain of 1,400 m from the start.
Col du Tourmalet tops out at 2,112 m, the highest point of the route. Total climbing for the ascent reaches 1,404 m, for an average gradient of 7.4% over the whole route. Descent stays limited to 23 m, a sign of an almost continuous climb from Luz-Saint-Sauveur.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
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The relief of the climb, from Luz-Saint-Sauveur to Col du Tourmalet, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your name and time go in the title block, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Updated Route and text: Plotrek workshop (Fabrice Jolivet)
19 km and 1,404 m of elevation gain from Luz-Saint-Sauveur, according to Wikipedia. Plotrek's route, drawn on OpenStreetMap roads, measures 19.1 km between Luz-Saint-Sauveur and Col du Tourmalet. The start, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, is at 712 m; the finish, Col du Tourmalet, at 2,112 m. On the route, the computed average gradient is 7.3%.
7.4% on average over 19 km from Luz-Saint-Sauveur, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the computed average gradient is 7.3% over 19.1 km. This calculation divides the altitude difference between the start (712 m) and the finish (2,112 m) by the distance covered. An average smooths out both the steeper sections and the flatter ones.
2,115 m, according to Wikipedia. On Plotrek's route, the summit is measured at 2,112 m, at km 19.1, with altitudes from a terrain model. The foot of the climb, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, sits at 711 m according to Wikipedia and at 712 m on the route. The highest point of the route is its finish.
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