Col d’Aspin (East side)
Nestled between the infamous Col du Tourmalet and Col de Peyresourde in the beautiful Hautes-Pyrénées, the Col d’Aspin has a long and illustrious history with the Tour de France, first featuring in the race as part of the inaugural mountain stage (a mere 326km from from Luchon to Bayonne dubbed the Circle of Death) in 1910. Starting from the charming village of Arreau on the river Neste, the eastern side of the Aspin is a 12 kilometre gift of vast mountain views and jagged peaks from the early kilometres all the way to the summit. It’s rare to be able to see the the summit of a climb within the first kilometre of starting it, but if you look closely that’s exactly what you can do on the Aspin, offering you gentle reassurance of your goal.
Region: Occitanie
City: Arreau
Distance: 13.6 km
Elevation Gain: 778 m
Elevation Loss: 100 m
Difficulty: 590 (Moderate)
FIETS Index: 5.03 FIETS
Avg Grade: 6.46 %
Max cat climb: 1
Min elevation: 710 m
Max elevation: 1488 m
Ride Category: Climb