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HC Hautes PyreneesOccitania, France

Col du Tourmalet via Super Barèges

Western ascent from Luz Saint Sauveur — the hardest of the 3 ways up

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Length: 18.9 km
Height gain: 1402 m
Average: 7.4%
Steepest km: 10.3%
Summit altitude: 2115 m
Difficulty: 322

3 ways up · this is the hardest Compare all 3

Luz Saint Sauveur 18.9 km, 7.4% average, 1402 m height gain
Sainte-Marie de Campan 16.9 km, 7.5% average, 1263 m height gain
Artigues 8.9 km, 9.1% average, 812 m height gain

Elevation profile

714 m → 2115 m Touch or hover to inspect

0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+

Steepest km: km 19 at 10.3%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%: 1.8 km
4–6%: 3.8 km
6–8%: 5.8 km
8–10%: 4.5 km
10–14%: 2.9 km
14%+: 0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 17.1–18.1: 10.8%
2 km · km 16.9–18.9: 9.7%
5 km · km 13.8–18.8: 8.2%

Time to the top

1h 38 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind

How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

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Km	Altitude	Gain	Gradient	Max
1	761 m	+47 m	4.7%	8.4%
2	826 m	+66 m	6.6%	10.0%
3	899 m	+73 m	7.2%	11.4%
4	981 m	+82 m	8.2%	17.2%
5	1046 m	+66 m	6.6%	12.4%
6	1116 m	+70 m	7.0%	17.4%
7	1200 m	+84 m	8.4%	14.8%
8	1286 m	+86 m	8.6%	15.4%
9	1371 m	+85 m	8.5%	16.4%
10	1433 m	+62 m	6.2%	15.6%
11	1486 m	+54 m	5.4%	19.2%
12	1554 m	+68 m	6.8%	17.8%
13	1637 m	+83 m	8.3%	15.8%
14	1717 m	+81 m	8.1%	10.4%
15	1788 m	+71 m	7.1%	20.4%
16	1860 m	+72 m	7.2%	26.2%
17	1927 m	+67 m	6.7%	23.6%
18	2023 m	+97 m	9.7%	23.0%
19	2115 m	+92 m	10.3%	23.2%

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About Col du Tourmalet via Super Barèges

How long and how steep?: From Luz Saint Sauveur, Col du Tourmalet via Super Barèges is 18.9 km long and climbs 1,402 m at an average of 7.4%, to a summit at 2,115 m. Its last kilometre is the steepest, at 10.3%.
How long does it take?: At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 38 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 15 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?: It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 322. It's the hardest of the 3 ways up to Col du Tourmalet.
Where is it?: It's in Hautes Pyrenees, Occitania, France.

How hard is 322?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Errozate 325

Haza de Lino por Rubite, Castell de Ferro 323

Col du Tourmalet via Super Barèges, Luz Saint Sauveur 322

Mont Caro 322

Carrascoy, El Camino Inchola 322

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