Hautacam 1628m.a.s.l. from Lourdes, via Ayros-Arbaix:
1. Directions:
How to get to Lourdes, 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 start the route according to the map;
- 1,5km: (400m.a.s.l.) turn right onto the Voie Verte des Gaves cycle path;
- 7,4km: (409m.a.s.l.) turn left from the cycle path onto D13 road;
- 12,2km: przed Ayros-Arbaix (463m.a.s.l.) turn sharply left (here begins the climb to Hautacam) and then right after 300m;
- 27km: Hautacam (1628m.a.s.l.) destination reached;

The climb profile from Ayros-Arbaix (12,2km) to Hautacam (27,0km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- The Hautacam ski resort is located below the Col de Tramassel pass, but it's worth going higher according to the map, all the way to the parking lot near the Tramassel restaurant and stopping there before descending;
- 41,5km: Ayros-Arbaix (496m.a.s.l.) turn left and after 100m on the right you will find a restaurant with regional French cuisine: Auberge Le Bouic;
- 41,8 turn sharply right onto D13 road towards Lourdes;
- 46,7km: enter the comfortable Voie Verte des Gaves cycle path, which you will follow all the way to Lourdes;

You can find the video of the Tour de France (Stage 18 - 2022) on YouTube channel GCN Racing

Statistics about Hautacam can be found on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Other routes leading to Hautacam / Col de Tramassel:
- from Argelès Gazost - 36km
- from Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 64km

Statistics of the ascent from Ayros-Arbaix to Hautacam / Col de Tramassel:
- start at an altitude of 463m.a.s.l. (12,2km) finish at 1628m.a.s.l. (27km)
- total elevation difference: 1165m
- length of the climb: 16,8km
- average gradient: 7,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12,8%

Col de Tramassel in Google Street View: