Col de Tentes from Luz Saint Sauveur via Cirque de Gavarnie

Col de Tentes from Luz Saint Sauveur via Cirque de Gavarnie covers 29.4km and 1,525m of climbing, reaching 2,208m at the summit. The average gradient of 5.2% disguises ramps of 11.6% — the kind of gradient that turns plans into prayers. 13 hairpins punctuate the ascent, offering brief respite in the corners before the gradient bites again. At 2,208m, the summit rises above the treeline into an exposed, often windswept landscape. Located in Midi-Pyrenees, France.