Col du Tourmalet

from Luz-Saint-Sauveur · 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 Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Col du Tourmalet climbs 18.9 km at 7.4% average, gaining 1 406 m to the 2 115 m summit, ramping to 14.9%. Its steepest kilometre averages 13.3% near km 17.7. On the Fiets scale this side rates 11.6. It is the gentler of the two approaches.

Surface

Asphalt99%

Gravel1%

Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.

RIDE THE CLIMB

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

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

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

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

View at km 8.9 — Photo by atabaraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11 — Photo by atabaraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 11.5 — Photo by atabaraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

View at km 18.9 — Photo by atabaraud / Mapillary (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Source

FEATURED IN

Tour de France 2025 — Stage 14

as “Col du Tourmalet”

Tour de France 2024 — Stage 14

as “Col du Tourmalet”

FROM LUZ-SAINT-SAUVEUR

Distance

18.9km

Elevation gain

1406m

Avg gradient

7.4%

Max gradient

14.9%

Summit

2115m

Category

HC

OTHER APPROACHES

Campan

17.1 km · 7.4%

NEARBY CLIMBS

Col de Portet

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Hourquette d'Ancizan

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Hautacam

1514m

Col d'Aspin

1489m

Saint-Lary-Soulan - Pla d'Adet

1656m

RIDE IT FROM

Cauterets

4 km from the climb · 1678 m elev

Bagnères-de-Bigorre

17 km from the climb · 549 m elev

Pyrenees

Region guide