Col de Marie-Blanque 1035m.a.s.l. from Laruns, via Escot:
1. Directions:
How to get to Laruns, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 0km: (504m.a.s.l.) we enter Rue d'Aiga Bera on D934;
- 0,7km: (494m.a.s.l.) - turn right onto D240E - there is a signpost for Béon;
- 1km: (491m.a.s.l.) just after the bridge at the small roundabout, turn left - there is a signpost for Aste-Béon;
- 6,2km: Béon (455m.a.s.l.) - we take Rue La Caneto;
- 10,1km: Castet (434m.a.s.l.) turn right and the first climb to Port de Castet begins;
- 14,9km: Port de Castet (870m.a.s.l.) - first goal achieved - we descend the same road to Castet;

The climb profile from Castet (10,1km) to Port de Castet (14,9km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 12,3km: Louvie-Juzon (419m.a.s.l.) - turn left on the bridge and after the bridge, turn right after 150m;
- 13,2km: Izeste (425m.a.s.l.) - go straight, follow D3920;
- 24km: (413m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, we take D920;
- 24,5km: (427m.a.s.l.) after the Carrefour market (you can refill drinks) turn left onto D918 (there is a signpost);
- 42km: (351m.a.s.l.) on the left side of the road - Au Bon Coin restaurant;
- 42,8km: (324m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D238 (signpost: Escot);
- 47,7km: Escot (339m.a.s.l.) before turning left onto D294, where the climb to the pass begins - on the right side (5 meters after the crossroads), next to a small parking lot and a sign with the climb profile for Col de Marie-Blanque, there is a blue tap with drinking water;
- 56,9km: Col de Marie-Blanque (1035m.a.s.l.) - main goal achieved;

The climb profile from Escot (47,7km) to Col de Marie-Blanque (56,9km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 68,4km: Bielle (448m.a.s.l.) - after the descent, you can have coffee and replenish fluids at one of several gastronomic points; at the La Petite Faim Bielle cafe (on the wall of the building on the right), there is also a drinking water tap (do not confuse it with two spitting gargoyles next to it!), which can be used even if the cafe is closed;
- 72,1km: (460m.a.s.l.) we descend onto D934, which takes us back to Laruns;

the entire climb from Escot to Col de Marie-Blanque is presented on the Bike the World YouTube channel in the Indoor Cycling Training video;

Statistics regarding Col de Marie-Blanque can be found on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent from Castet to Port de Castet:
- start at an altitude of 434m.a.s.l. (10,1km) finish at 870m.a.s.l. (14,9km)
- total elevation difference: 436m
- distance: 4,8km
- average gradient: 9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13%

road to Port de Castet on Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent from Escot do Col de Marie-Blanque:
- start at an altitude of 339m.a.s.l. (47,7km) finish at 1035m.a.s.l. (56,9km)
- total elevation difference: 696m
- distance: 9,2km
- average gradient: 7,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 15,8%

Col de Marie-Blanque in Google Street View: