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Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Hautacam loop from Argelès-Gazost

Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Hautacam loop from Argelès-Gazost

Hard

4.6

(45)

3,550

riders

Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Hautacam loop from Argelès-Gazost

03:10

50.2km

1,260m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

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839 m

Argeles Gazost

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Beautiful houses.

Argelès-Gazost is a French commune located in the west of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, of which it is a sub-prefecture, in the Occitanie region. It is the central city …

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3.69 km

Bridge over the Gave de Pau

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Pretty iron bridge that straddles the Gave de Pau on the greenway that comes from Lourdes.

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5.53 km

On the way to Lourdes

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The side route offers small villages and great scenery.... and a few more meters of altitude

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21.3 km

Hautacam

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Hautacam is located in the heart of the Argelès-Gazost valley at 1,520 meters above sea level. It is reached by means of a 13.5 km climb with an average gradient of 7.9% from Ayros-Arbouix.

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30.7 km

Waterfall in Parc National des Pyrénées

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Nice small natural waterfall

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36.5 km

Gave de Pau

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The Gave de Pau is a river in the south-west of France, in the two regions of Occitanie and Nouvelle Aquitaine, a tributary of the Adour river.

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44.1 km

Soulom

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Soulom is a small village in the Hautes-Pyrénées located on the Gave de Pau. Authentic and preserved, it has a few accommodation options.

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50.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.2 km

7.98 km

4.46 km

1.62 km

Surfaces

49.2 km

755 m

264 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,520 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

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Comments

May 9, 2025,HAUTACAM

One last climb before returning home, the sensations are better, next stop Corsica

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September 24, 2025,Boucle Pont sur le gave de Pau – Hautacam au départ de Argelès-Gazost

September 26th, 6 degrees Celsius at the top...
The view is superb all along the pass.

The arrival is surprising: ..... A huge parking lot with nothing.
No coffee, snacks... Nothing.

Just the pass sign for the photo.

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June 11, 2025,Ausflug am Ruhetag

Down into the valley to the bike shop and the bakery, then up to Hautacam.
We're following the 1975 Tour de France route (more or less freely adapted), and since we're staying at the foot of the climb anyway, the climb was a good option, even though Hautacam was the first stage finish in 1994.

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May 4, 2025,HAUTACAM, TRAMASELLE

Hi friends, this morning it was the ascent of HAUTACAM AND TRAMASELLE, doing the climb cold was not the best idea, especially with such an irregular pass 🙄

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June 16, 2024,Col de Hautacam und Col de Tramassel

Today is the first day in the Pyrenees.
The trip to the Col de Hautacam was planned and was carried out. The way up is a dead end and you take the same route back down.
For the Tour de Franc, this is a mountain finish.
The tour itself. At the beginning, the path is a disused railway line. After …

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Bridge over the Gave de Pau – Hautacam loop from Argelès-Gazost

Argelès-Gazost Town Square

Argeles Gazost

Bridge over the Gave de Pau

On the way to Lourdes

Hautacam

Waterfall in Parc National des Pyrénées

Gave de Pau

Soulom

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