The route
Grand Raid des Pyrénées — Ultra Tour 160 km
163 km and 10,048 m of climbing on a loop from Vielle-Aure, with the high point at 2,496 m at km 20.5.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 163 km
- Elevation gain
- 10,048 m
- Highest point
- 2,496 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 97
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is at 5 a.m. on Friday, on the village square in Vielle-Aure, at 799 m. The course then gains the Col de Bastanet at km 20.5, at 2,496 m: this is the high point. It passes close to Serpolet, then reaches La Mongie at km 35, at 1,808 m. The Col d'Aoube follows at km 48.1, at 2,370 m.
The course then reaches Pierrefitte-Nestalas, one of the two life bases, at km 74.3 and 497 m, then Cauterets at km 88.8 and 926 m. Luz-Saint-Sauveur, the other life base, comes at km 112.6, at 712 m. The longest climb of the course, 1,534 m of gain, starts at km 111.8, just before Luz-Saint-Sauveur, and ends at km 124.4. The Hourquette Nère comes next at km 141.5, at 2,451 m.
After the Hourquette Nère, the course returns to Vielle-Aure at km 163, at 799 m, the same altitude as the start. The loop totals 10,048 m of climbing and 10,048 m of descent, within a 50-hour time limit; the finish closes at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The terrain mixes drivable roads, ski slopes, mountain trails and tracks.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, a 163 km loop from Vielle-Aure, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.