Col du Tourmalet, Mountain pass in Hautes-Pyrénées, France.
The Col du Tourmalet rises to 2,115 meters above sea level, connecting the Adour valley with the Gave de Pau valley through a paved road.
In 1910, the Tour de France introduced this mountain pass into its route when the road was merely a basic track used by farmers and goats.
The summit features two notable monuments: a memorial for Tour de France director Jacques Goddet and a statue of cyclist Octave Lapize.
The pass offers two climbing routes: a 19-kilometer western approach from Luz-Saint-Sauveur and a 17.2-kilometer eastern approach from Sainte-Marie-de-Campan.
Distance markers along the route indicate both remaining kilometers to the summit and the average gradient for the upcoming section of the climb.
Location: Hautes-Pyrénées
Elevation above the sea: 2,115 m
GPS coordinates: 42.90839,0.14529
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:37
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