- Ascent
- 1157 hm
- Distance Ascent
- 17.3 km
- max. gradient
- 11 %
- ø gradient
- 6.7 %
Superbagnères from Bagnères-de-Luchon is an HC climb of 17.3 km with 1,157 m of elevation gain at an average of 6.7 %, peaking at 11 %. The road climbs from Luchon up to the ski resort at 1,800 m, and the way back is the same road. The first twelve kilometres are moderate, the last five are clearly steeper.
Superbagnères climbs from Bagnères-de-Luchon to a ski resort high above the valley. It is 17.3 kilometres and 1,157 metres of climbing up to 1,800 metres. For a long time the climb is moderate, then it gets steep in the last third. Anyone who knows this can hold back on the first twelve kilometres.
Superbagnères at a glance
The key figures from Bagnères-de-Luchon: category HC, 17.3 km, 1,157 m of climbing, 6.7 % on average and 11 % at its steepest. The road leaves Luchon and climbs up to the ski resort at 1,800 m. Start and finish are both in Bagnères-de-Luchon, so the way back is the same road. In our list Superbagnères belongs to the Pyrenees region.
The climb from Bagnères-de-Luchon
The first twelve kilometres average a little over 5 % and are pleasantly moderate. The first kilometre is almost flat, after that the gradient mostly sits between 4 and 7 %. There are no steep ramps in this section. It is the ideal place to find a steady rhythm.
Around five kilometres before the end the character changes: several kilometres now come close to the 11 % in the fact box, and one calmer kilometre at under 7 % sits in between. This section is clearly the hardest of the climb. Only the very last piece up to the resort flattens out again. So Superbagnères saves its real test for the end.
How it compares to our 100 climbs
With 1,157 m of climbing Superbagnères sits in the middle of the list, 55 climbs have more. With a 6.7 % average it is also in the middle, 57 climbs are steeper. At 1,800 m the finishing point is fairly low, 64 climbs end higher. The Sölkpass has exactly the same 1,157 m of climbing, but spreads it over 26.3 kilometres and also saves its steep part for the end.
Practical tips
For the steep final section a compact gearing with a large sprocket makes sense. Ride the first twelve kilometres calmly, the hard part only comes near the top. At 1,800 m it is cooler than in Luchon, so bring a jacket for the descent. The way back to Bagnères-de-Luchon is the same road.
