Col d'Aspin

from Arreau · Pyrenees, France

Gradient:

<4%

4–7%

7–10%

10–12%

>12%

Approach route

GRADIENT PROFILE

<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%

Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.

From Arreau, Col d'Aspin climbs 12.1 km at 6.5% average, gaining 786 m to the 1 489 m summit, ramping to 11.6%. Its steepest kilometre averages 10.3% near km 9.6. On the Fiets scale this side rates 5.6. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

View at km 0.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 0.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.2 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.3 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.4 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2025 — Stage 14

as “Col d'Aspin”

FROM ARREAU

Distance

12.1km

Elevation gain

786m

Avg gradient

6.5%

Max gradient

11.6%

Summit

1489m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Campan

12.6 km · 5%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Hourquette d'Ancizan

1564m

Col de Portet

2215m

Saint-Lary-Soulan - Pla d'Adet

1656m

Col du Tourmalet

2115m

Port de Balès

1755m

RIDE IT FROM

Cauterets

19 km from the climb · 1678 m elev

Bagnères-de-Bigorre

20 km from the climb · 549 m elev

Pyrenees

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