Cirque de Troumouse from Luz-Saint Sauveur

Cirque de Troumouse from Luz-Saint Sauveur covers 27.1km and 1,405m of climbing, reaching 2,086m at the summit. The average gradient of 5.2% disguises ramps of 10.7% — the kind of gradient that turns plans into prayers. The 30 hairpin bends define this climb — each switchback a landmark, each straight a test of resolve. At 2,086m, the summit rises above the treeline into an exposed, often windswept landscape. Located in Midi-Pyrenees, France.