Col d’Aspin
Col d’Aspin 63.5km from St Savin, via Col de Tourmalet. 1489m altitude.
62.7km via Col de Croix Blanche
61.2km via Cote de Loucrup.
Looking east from the summit. Stage 17 of Le Tour de France 2010, will climb this road on 20th July. 12km at 6.4%
Download the KML file of Col d’Aspin for Google Earth here
from Sante Maria de Campan, 12.8km at 5%. Km 6,7 & 8 average 8%
Col d’Aspin route from the west Sante Maria de Campan from Google Earth KML file.
From the summit looking south.
Looking over the Arreau valley.
At the summit looking west, the last km is very easy.
It is common in the Pyrénées for farmers to fit bells to livestock, makes them easier to find in the woods.
Looking west towards Pic de Midi and Col de Tourmalet covered by cloud.
The summit.
The road to the east.
Col d’Aspin 12km at an average of 5% an easy climb with fantastic views.
Looking west from the summit.
Col d’Aspin looking east.
Col d’Aspin looking west.
Col d’Aspin September 2009, the Pic du Midi is in the background.
Buck goat. This is the most unpleasant smell you will encounter in the Pyrenees. A beautiful animal but what a pong!
Pic du Midi du Bigorre, as seen from the summit of Col d’Aspin September 2009.
