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Andorra |
| O |
Ordino
(Collado de) - 1981m: popular, high
cycling pass with both approaches in
Andorra. |
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Pequera
(Alto de) s(u) -1821m: smooth surface
Vuelta climb with amazingly nonexistant
traffic |
| |
France |
| A |
Ares (Col des)
-799m: a low pass near Bagneres-de-Luchon,
that makes a pleasant detour |
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Arnosteguy
(Col d') -1236m: steep and narrow
road to Basque pastures on the Spanish
border |
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Arthaburo
s(u) -1160m: unnamed summit
surrounded by famously steep and narrow
passes near St-Jean-de-la-Port |
|
Aspin (Col d')
-1489m: popular Tour de France Pass with a
perfect view on the Pic du Midi de Bigorre
|
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Aubisque (Col
d') -1709m: one of the most popular
and scenic Pyrenees rides, because of a
traverse along the face of a cliff |
|
Ausines (Col
des) -620m: low pass across from the
Massif de Canigou. Three roads meet here,
making many loops possible |
|
Aussieres
(Col d') -1060m: pastoral eastern
Pyerenees pass, going by a Cathar castle |
|
Azet (Col d')
-1580m: foothills climb with a long
Tour-de-France hystory |
| B |
Bales (Port de)
-1755m: compared to the other
Bagneres-de-Luchon Tour-de-France passes,
this one is remote and wild. |
|
Bagargui (Col
de) -1327m: climbs from dense rain
forest to a small ski area - very popular
with racers, and short very steep parts |
|
Beyrede (Col
de) -1430m: a small rough road pass,
wich is a alternate to nearby busy passes
made famous through the Tour de France. |
|
Borderes (Col
de) -1156m: a low traffic
alternative to the lower approach of Col
d'Aubisque |
|
Bouesou (Col
de) -1020m: one of several small but
steep foothill passes around
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Burdincurutcheta
(Col de) -1138: gateway to many
narrow road passes in the Atlantic
Pyrenees |
| G |
Gamia
(Col de) -503m: low traffic and low
elevation option, to complete some pass
loops from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port |
| H |
Hautacam(ow)
-1520m: Tour-de-France climb to ski area.
Best scenery is above here |
|
Hourquette
d'Anzican s(u) -1564m: a popular
ride through a series of high grazing
meadows with sweeping views |
I
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Ichere (Col d')
-674m: one of many small foothill passes
around Bedous and Oloron-Saint-Marie
|
| J |
Jau (Col de)
-1506m: road across Pyrenean foothill
plateau with fascinating old towns alogn
the way. |
L
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Labays (Col de)
-1354m: a curvy narrow forest road, that
makes a shoulder point with the higher
more spectacular Col Pierre Saint Martin
|
|
Lac d'Aumart/
d'Aubert(ow) -2200m: rough road to a
reservoir and other wild lakes near the
Spanish border |
|
Lancon (Col de)
-1120m: an often overlooked narrow road in
a maze of famous passes |
M
|
Marie
Blanc (Col) -1035m: a small forested
foothills pass with a famously steep
slope, often part of the Tour de France
|
|
Mel (Col de)
-1760m: obscure, small alternate crossing
to the better know Col de la Perche |
|
Mente (Col de)
-1349m: a Bagneres-de-Luchon Tour de
France climb in the foothills |
|
Mollo
(Colle/Cod de) -231m: a low pass between
the seaside town Coullioure and the Tour
de Madeloc |
| P |
Palomere
(Col de) -1036m: remote curvy road near
the Massif de Canigou, highest mountain in
the eastern Pyrenees |
|
Perche (Col de
la) -1579m: main traffic crossings
between Prades in France and Puigcerda in
Spain. |
|
Peyresroude
(Col de) -1569m: a Tour de France
favorite, because it just happens to be
between Col du Tourmalet and eastern
Pyrennes. |
|
Plateau
Salinas s(u) -2210m: one side paved,
one side trail, leading to the top of this
high grassy plateau on the French Spanish
border above Puigcerda and the .Col des
Pradeilles. |
|
Portet (Col
de) -2215m: steep one-way paved
Tour-de-France climb to a ski station |
|
Portillon
(Col du) -1320m: low border pass
between France and Spain. The main ridge
of the Pyrenees is located on the Spanish
side here. |
|
Puymorens
(Col de) -1915m: main historical
crossing and still a highway between Spain
and France, with Andorra just around the
corner |
| R |
Roque
Jalere (Col de) -991m: great views
of the Canigou Massif from this open and
windy summit on a high and dry plateau |
| S |
Segus s(u)
-570m: closest small climb to Lourdes and
its cathedral - a tiny road through small
villages |
|
Somport
(Puerto de) -1640m: scenic skiing
resort route above a tunnel that is a
major connection between France and Spain
|
|
Spandelles
(Col de) -1378m: extremely narrow
road climb with heavy bicycle traffic near
Col de Soulor |
|
St Ignace
(Col de via Sarre) s(u) -190m: this
low pass is on a ride around "La Rhune", a
landmark mountain on the Atlantic coast |
|
Superbagneres(ow)
-1780m: a famous Tour-de-France climb to a
ski station, which is also a great
starting point to hike the mountains above |
|
Tentes (Col
de)(ow) -2208m: paved out and back
climb into a National Park and World
Heritage area. On a trail a decent into
Spain is possible. |
| T |
Tour de
Madeloc s(u) - 450m: a narrow two
way summit road directly above the
Mediterranean sea, with an out and back to
an old fortification tower, |
|
Tourmalet
(Col de) -2015m: no other pass is
more strongly associated with the Tour de
France - the first pass above 2000m in the
race |
| |
Spain |
A
|
A176
Anso Garde s(u) -1150m: a forested
hill route through a couple of interesting
old villages
|
|
Aisa (Alto de)
s(u) -1227m: an isolated road
between two removed medieval villages |
|
Arnat (Collado
d') s(u) -1340m: top is unpaved; 18
tight switchbacks down a steep limestone
canyon outside Seu d'Urgell |
| B |
Beret (Puerto
de) -1890m: a wild unpaved
alternative to nearby Puerto Bonaiqua |
|
Bonaiqua
(Port de) -2072m: the pass crosses
the main ridge of the Pyrenees, which is
located completely in Spain here. |
|
Buerba s(u)
-1175m: 36km of so much scenery, that I
spent more time taking pictures than
cycling |
| C |
Canto (Port de)
-1725m: within 300 meters of the magic
2000 meter mark. But this pass goes over a
large, gentle green foothill ridge. |
|
Castillo
Loarre s(u)/(ow) ~840m/1080m: climb
to an interesting old castle on the edge
of the Pyrenean foothills
|
|
Cotefablo
(Pto de) -1423m: fairly busy pass on
the Spanish Transpyrenean Axis route |
|
Creu de Perves
s(u) -1334m: a fairly long. rolling
plateau above tree line over several named
divides and two hilltowns along the way. |
| E |
Estany de
Montcortes s(u) -1070m: a small
summit with a fascinating hilltown. |
|
Eyne s(u)
-1620m: small detour on a smaller more
pleasant road, while heading for Col de la
Perce |
| F |
Fadas (Coll de) -1470m:
also goes over shoulder point Collado de
Espina; a busy rugged limestone canyon on
the west side. |
|
Fanlo
(Alto de) s(u) -1399m: The
hilltown Fanlo watches from high above
over the entrance to Parque Nacional Odesa
y Monte Perdido |
|
Foradada
(Coll de) -1020m: the closest thing
to a highway pass I have cycled sofar in
Spain |
| H |
Hecho (Alto de)
-1100m: link in a foothill traverse along
the Pyrenees |
| I |
Ibaneta
(Collado de) -1057m: border pass
with extensive history of conflicts, with
remnants and displays therof |
|
Ibarburua
(Col de via D417) s(u) -1080m:
narrow road pass to herding area above
tree line, with several options to get to
the top from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port |
|
Ibardin (Col
d') -317m: low French-Spanish border
pass with shopping on top, in spite of the
narrow road |
| J |
Jaizkibe
(Alto de) -451m: directly above the
Atlantic with great views of it and the
Pyrenean foothills on the other side |
| L |
Larrau (Puerto
de) -1573m: an infamously steep
climb on the French side leads to a
sweeping tundra traverse along the Spanish
border. |
|
Los Molinos
s(u) -940m: a small sideroad summit
in Paruqe Nacional Odesa y Monte Perdido
area, with a sidetrip to a very "out of
the way" Hermitage church. |
M
|
Monastario
San Juan de la Pena ~1620m: two
monastaries are along this forested ridge
in the foothills above Jaca
|
|
Montllobar
(Collado de) s(u) -1050m: this part
of the Eastern Pyrenees are a fascinating
semi dessert. |
O
|
Oroel (Puerto
de) ~1090m: Jaca area pass below a
rugged hogback ridge.
|
| P |
Pierre
St-Martin (Col de la) -1802m: high
karst topography with glaciated horn in
the distance and megalythic ski area along
the French Spanish border |
|
Pic de l'Orri
s(u) -2439m: a high ski mountain
with a far panoramic view of the Pyrenean
main ridge. With a mountain bike you can
ride a loop over the peak |
|
Portillon
(Col du) -1320m: border between
Spanish and French Pyrenees; but it never
reaches treeline, and weather it crosses
the main ridge of the Pyrenees is
arguable. |
| S |
Santa
Barbara (Puerto de) -875m: gentle
foothills pass, that gives a panoramic
view of the Pyreneen main ridge; with a
limestone canyon along the southern
approach. |
|
Songuera(sh)
-1220m: bumpy two way summit on the way to
an amazing out and back hilltop town. |
| T |
Trava (Collado
de la) -1510m: old villages on low
traffic road, not far from Metro-Andorra,
maybe some of the best cycling of Andorra
is in here in adjoining Spain |
| U |
Urkiaga
(Collado de) -890m: small road
alternative to Collado Ibaneta on the
French border |
| Z |
Zuriza (Alto
de) -1290: idyllic summit pastures
give way to an isolated road through a
narrow limestone canyon |
