Col du Berbérust

Cycled up to the Col du Berbérust today in beautiful warm sunshine, it is a 7km climb from Lugagnan to the summit from the east, with the real fun starting after the right turn at the village of Juncalas. There are sections of impossible steep gradients including one at 27%. The climb can be ridden from 2 sides and unusually both start from the same place just outside lourdes near the cafe on the Voie Vert (bike path).

27% gradient on the east side of the climb about 200m from the summit.

It eases off after that, this section is only 14%

Be very careful if descending this direction, the road has open gullies.

Here is a gallery of photos taken on the western slope of Berbérust in early August.

Below you can see the metrics of the ride from the Garmin as seen in ridewithgps.com. The 108 kph max speed is incorrect, the Garmin had a bit of a fit, it was only 65kph. Ride With GPS is new so there are still a few bugs in it, but I really like it.
http://ridewithgps.com/trips/8456

You can visit my page on Ride With GPS and see many more rides in the area.

Or if you prefer Garmin Connect. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/20286501

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Tagged as: Berbérust, cols, Cycling, gps, Le Tour de France, Lourdes, pyrenees, ride