France · Pyrenees
Col du Tourmalet
The highest paved pass in the French Pyrenees and the most visited Tour de France col. The statue of the Géant du Tourmalet awaits at the summit.
- Length
- 17.1 km
- Avg gradient
- 7.3%
- Max gradient
- 13%
- Elevation gain
- 1,268 m
- Summit
- 2,115 m
- Hairpins
- 19
Versants
- From Sainte-Marie-de-Campan — 17.1 km at 7.3% (max 13%)
- From Luz-Saint-Sauveur — 18.9 km at 7.4% (max 11%)