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Bastan River – Napoleon Bridge loop from Luz-Saint-Sauveur

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Bastan River – Napoleon Bridge loop from Luz-Saint-Sauveur

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Bastan River – Napoleon Bridge loop from Luz-Saint-Sauveur

03:13

41.9km

1,080m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 11, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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228 m

Tourmalet information boards at the tourist office

Highlight • Monument

321 m

Bastan River

Highlight • River

393 m

Kilometer Zero of the Tourmalet – Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Highlight • Settlement

Luz-Saint-Sauveur is a lively and welcoming town in the French Pyrenees. Its strategic location makes it a key crossing point to reach several valleys. Particularly welcoming, the town has no shortage of accommodation and dining options.

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2.82 km

Napoleon Bridge

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The Pont Napoléon, commissioned by Napolén III, was built between 1859 and 1863. The structure spans the Gavarnie River, 65 meters above the watercourse.

If you feel like it, it …

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21.3 km

Gloriettes Dam

Highlight • Monument

Impressive dam on this artificial lake of an azure blue! The turbines make noise, it's detonating in the calm of the mountains

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30.4 km

Gavarnie-Gèdre

Highlight • Natural

34.9 km

Pragnères

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The Pragnères hydraulic power station is perhaps not the most beautiful thing you will see on the GR 10. However, you can find a fountain there to fill your water bottles and a farm produce store to do some shopping.

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41.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.2 km

2.55 km

103 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.3 km

1.84 km

1.81 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,670 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

14°C

5°C

5 %

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Bastan River – Napoleon Bridge loop from Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Tourmalet information boards at the tourist office

Bastan River

Kilometer Zero of the Tourmalet – Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Napoleon Bridge

Gloriettes Dam

Gavarnie-Gèdre

Pragnères

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