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Luz-Ardiden – Napoleon Bridge loop from Gèdre

Luz-Ardiden – Napoleon Bridge loop from Gèdre

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4.8

(26)

1,663

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Luz-Ardiden – Napoleon Bridge loop from Gèdre

03:00

47.9km

1,360m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

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409 m

Gèdre – Le Campbieilh

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Brasserie with a very pleasant terrace. Ideal for a drink on the route to the Cirque de Troumousse or Col de Tentes.

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Great view of Luz-Saint-Saveur and valley

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The first kilometers of the ascent towards Luz-Ardiden pass through several small hamlets. Each of them offers a beautiful view of the town of Luz-Saint-Sauveur below as well as its valley.

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Luz-Ardiden

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Luz-Ardiden is one of the most beautiful climbs in the Pyrenees. The Luz-Ardiden station is located on the heights of Luz-Saint-Sauveur from where the climb begins. In total, it's 14.7 …

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35.3 km

Tranquil view of the surroundings

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38.8 km

Napoleon Bridge

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The Pont Napoléon, commissioned by Napolén III, was built between 1859 and 1863. The structure spans the Gavarnie River, 65 meters above the watercourse.

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47.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.7 km

191 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

47.7 km

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,710 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

27°C

14°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

August 6, 2023,🇨🇵 LUZ ARDIDEN, toma de contacto con los Pirineos 🤩🚴

Here Indurain won in 1990 the great dominator of the Tour of those years, the American Gred Lemond, other Spaniards also won here like Perico, Cubino, Laiseka or more recently Samu Sánchez 📖😁

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June 20, 2024,Luz Ardiden

Today was plan Z instead of plan A.
The entire trip was actually planned to be 91 km. Due to the bad weather, we drove to Luz-Saint-Saveur.
When we arrived in Luz-Saint-Saveur, the sun had also stopped for the day.
We headed up to the ski area in light rain, which got heavier at times. When we got to the …

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June 20, 2024,Luz Ardiden im Regen (und Gewitter)🇫🇷🏔⛈🚲

Started from Luz-Saint-Sauveur. It was already raining and thunderstorms at the start. The rain didn't stop for the whole tour, the weather forecast hadn't predicted it. It was 13km to the summit with gradients averaging 7-8%. The summit photo was at +5°C and then the long descent back, in the rain of course. It was wet and cold but also …

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September 22, 2022,Pyrenäentour 8: Luz Ardiden

In Luz-Saint-Sauveur there are less than 1000 inhabitants, but at least 3 bike shops. You can buy jerseys that say you've conquered the Tourmalet or... that you've ridden Luz Ardiden.
After there was a lot of traffic at the Tourmalet and the beautiful part only comes up to the last 500 hm, we decided to go up to the Luz …

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Luz-Ardiden – Napoleon Bridge loop from Gèdre

Gèdre – Le Campbieilh

Great view of Luz-Saint-Saveur and valley

View of Luz-Saint-Sauveur

Luz-Ardiden

Tranquil view of the surroundings

Napoleon Bridge

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