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Lac de Payolle loop from Clot de Portillou

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Lac de Payolle loop from Clot de Portillou

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Lac de Payolle loop from Clot de Portillou

03:37

38.7km

1,030m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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After 5.51 km for 215 m

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After 5.92 km for 317 m

Deliveries only

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Start point

Parking

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5.79 km

Lac de Payolle

Highlight • Lake

Lac de Payolle is an artificial lake in the French Pyrenees located in the municipalities of Campan and Arreau in the Hautes-Pyrénées department and the Occitanie region. Its west bank constitutes the limit between the municipalities of Arreau and Ancizan. It is usually frozen entirely in winter.

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17.9 km

Col de Sarrat de Gaye

Mountain Pass

35.4 km

Start of the Hourquette d'Ancizan Climb

Highlight • Climb

Here begins the official start of the climb to the Hourquette d'Ancizan, made in 2024 on the Tour de France. On the program, eight kilometers at an average of 5%.

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38.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

13.4 km

3.13 km

1.74 km

Surfaces

18.8 km

16.8 km

2.29 km

896 m

Elevation

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Thursday 3 September

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Lac de Payolle loop from Clot de Portillou

Lac de Payolle

Start of the Hourquette d'Ancizan Climb

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