Col de Peyresourde

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 de Peyresourde climbs 18.5 km at 4.8% average, gaining 881 m to the 1 569 m summit, ramping to 13.2%. Its steepest kilometre averages 11.4% near km 15.1. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.8. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt98%

Gravel2%

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 pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 1.8 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 2.8 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 3.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 4.9 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 5.9 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 6.4 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 7.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 8.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 9.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 10.6 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.1 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.1 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 12.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 13.6 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.2 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 14.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.2 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 15.7 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.2 — Photo by joostjakob / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 16.7 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 17.8 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.3 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.5 — Photo by pgiraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 15: Loudenvielle - Plateau de Beille

Tour de France 2025 — Stage 14: Pau - Saint-Aventin

FROM ARREAU

Distance

18.5km

Elevation gain

881m

Avg gradient

4.8%

Max gradient

13.2%

Summit

1569m

Category

CAT 1

OTHER APPROACHES

Bagnères-de-Luchon

13.7 km · 7%

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1755m

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1781m

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1656m

RIDE IT FROM

Cauterets

31 km from the climb · 1678 m elev

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39 km from the climb · 549 m elev

Pyrenees

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