The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 6
Next edition4-26 July 2026
186.8 km and 4,150 m of climbing, from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre, with the Col du Tourmalet at 2,118 m at km 147.8.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 186.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 4,150 m
- Highest point
- 2,118 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 145
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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 12:40 in Pau, at 198 m of elevation, and the road first runs through Bizanos and Idron. You pass Lourdes at km 41, at 401 m, then go through Bagnères-de-Bigorre before reaching Capvern at km 80.2, at 615 m. Sarrancolin comes at km 98.6, at 627 m.
After Sarrancolin, the road runs through Arreau and Aspin-Aure. It then crosses the Col d'Aspin at km 117.7, at 1,489 m, and drops back down through Payolle. The longest climb of the course, +1,266 m, starts at km 130.6, near Sainte-Marie-de-Campan: it passes Gripp at km 135.4, at 1,031 m, and leads to the Col du Tourmalet at km 147.8, the high point at 2,118 m.
After the Col du Tourmalet, the road descends through Barèges to Luz-Saint-Sauveur, at km 167, at 711 m. It then rises again through Pragnères and Gèdre to the finish in Gavarnie-Gèdre, at km 186.8, at 1,383 m of elevation. In total, the course adds up to 4,150 m of climbing.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre, 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.