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Plateau du Bénou – The Bénou Plateau loop from Col de Marie-Blanque

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Plateau du Bénou – The Bénou Plateau loop from Col de Marie-Blanque

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Plateau du Bénou – The Bénou Plateau loop from Col de Marie-Blanque

01:28

17.8km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 11, 2026

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Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion)

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2.46 km

Plateau du Bénou

Highlight • Viewpoint

Provides welcome respite between two steep sections up to Marie Blanque. If descending, enjoy the magnificent views but be alert to wandering livestock and people.

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2.82 km

Porteigt Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

2.86 km

The Bénou Plateau

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Bénou plateau, located 900 meters above sea level, offers an open and clear landscape on the surrounding mountains: the Ports of Castet, Béon and Aste, the Mail Massibé. You …

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3.97 km

Small waterfall

Highlight • Other

small waterfall near a chapel

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7.71 km

Montagne Gourmande Café

Highlight • Cafe

Ideal for coffee breaks and sweet savory pancakes, cheese beers, etc.

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9.06 km

Bielle

Highlight • Other

13.8 km

Chapel (shelter) + water point

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A few hundred meters after Bilhères and before the Benou plateau, this little chapel to take shelter in the event of a storm and refill your containers. All this in a sublime setting

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17.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

686 m

224 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

258 m

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

23°C

5°C

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Plateau du Bénou – The Bénou Plateau loop from Col de Marie-Blanque

Plateau du Bénou

Porteigt Pass

The Bénou Plateau

Small waterfall

Montagne Gourmande Café

Bielle

Chapel (shelter) + water point

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