Col du Tourmalet 2115m.a.s.l. from Lannemezan, via Sainte-Marie-de-Campan:
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:
from Lannemezan (train station) following the map;
- 0,6km: (616m.a.s.l.) Turn left onto D939;
- 2,9km: (635m.a.s.l.) At the roundabout, take D929 towards St-Lary-Soulan;
- 18,2km: Sarrancolin (625m.a.s.l.) - grocery store and dining options - a good place to replenish drinks;
- 25,2km: (702m.a.s.l.) Turn right onto D918 (direction: Col d'Aspin); just before the bend, on the right, there's a dining point; on the left after the bend, there's a drinking water intake; the ascent to Col d'Aspin begins;
- 37,2km: Col d'Aspin (1489m.a.s.l.) - first destination reached;

The climb profile from Arreau (25,2km) to Col d'Aspin (37,2km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 42,4km: Payolle (1100m.a.s.l.) on the right, there's the Auberge des 3 Pics restaurant - worth stopping for coffee or lunch (open from 12 to 2 pm); 50m further, on the left, there are more dining options and a drinking water intake;
- 50km: Sainte-Marie-de-Campan (852m.a.s.l.) the best place to take a break for coffee or lunch, as it's the last town before the final destination - Col du Tourmalet; there's a small Vival grocery store (next to the bar/cafe) closed between 12:30 pm and 4 pm; the pizzeria Au Panier Gourmand also has a break between 1:30 pm and 5 pm; the drinking water intake is at the bend; 50m further, on the right, there's a public toilet;the ascent begins;
62,8km: 4km before the pass - La Mongie (1745m.a.s.l.) has dining options and a Carrefour store, but it's worth not interrupting the ride and stopping at the next points; there's a public toilet at the Office de Tourisme;
67km: Col du Tourmalet (2115m.a.s.l.)- main destination reached; a place to take a break: Restaurant du Col du Tourmalet.

The climb profile from Sainte-Marie-de-Campan (33,1km) to Col du Tourmalet (50,1km) can be found on: cyclingcols.com and climbfinder.com

78,5km: Bareges (1242m.a.s.l.): gastronomic points and sports shop;
85,9km: Luz Saint Sauveur (719m.a.s.l.): gastronomic points and bike shop in the center;
98,1km: Pierrefitte Nestalas (489m.a.s.l.): grocery stores and gastronomic points;
98,8km: (464m.a.s.l.) we enter the comfortable Voie Verte des Gaves bike path;
104km: Argeles-Gazost (433m.a.s.l.) on the left there is a drinking water intake; we continue riding on the bike path until Lourdes.

- The entire climb from Sainte Marie de Campan to Col du Tourmalet is presented on Indoor Cycling Training YouTube channel Bike the World
- Tour de France (2015 - stage 11) video: ascent of Col d'Aspin and Col du Tourmalet on YouTube channel RagedMonkey

Statistics for Col d'Aspin can be found on: procyclingstats.com and Col du Tourmalet on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Other routes leading to Col d'Aspin:
- from Saint-Lary-Soulan - 55km


Other routes leading toCol du Tourmalet:
- from Argelès Gazost - 101km
- from Lourdes - 100km
- from Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 37km
- from Luz-Saint-Sauveur - 100km

Statistics of the ascent from Arreau to Col d'Aspin:
- start at an altitude of 709m.a.s.l. (25,2km) finish at 1489m.a.s.l. (37,2km)
- total elevation difference: 780m
- length of the climb: 12,1km
- average gradient: 6,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10%

Col d'Aspin in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent from Sainte-Marie-de-Campan to Col du Tourmalet:
- start at an altitude of 852m.a.s.l. (50km) finish at 2115m.a.s.l. (67km)
- total elevation difference: 1266m
- length of the climb: 17km
- average gradient: 7,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12%

Col du Tourmalet in Google Street View: