Drôle de neige
La barrière est infranchissable et le berger peut être rassuré, son bétail ne s'échappera pas. Its protected national park status is what has prevented the Tour de France from coming here - the park authorities are understandably concerned about the impact of all the fans and support that comes with the Tour going into an area of such outstanding beauty. Very cold even in October when the temp in the valley is 18 degrees, was only 6 degrees so take warm clothes. One finishes in the Pyrenees National Park and the other at a World Heritage Site, and both locations are too environmentally sensitive to allow the Tour circus to visit.The road cyclist, whilst mindful of the environment, isn’t bringing with them thousands of people and a media scrum so these climbs offer the fine treat of a 40km climb to over 2000m. Balade avec un compagnon Spots uniques au monde A few more steady kilometres bring you to Gavarnie itself, without doubt deserving of its World Heritage status due to the splendour of the Cirque de Gavarnie. As you cycle the cliff, the views are expansive, but your legs are aching and heart pounding.
L'aventure et les grands espaces The route steepens into two broad lacets, offering you a chance to enjoy a spectacular view back down the valley and to realise how much height you've gained.
Shortly beyond the town is the roundabout.
Ahead you can clearly see there’s no road, and on your right the slope plummeting from the summits above seems too steep to even carry grass, let alone a road. The last section is simply hard, and in truth I find it a bit dull, though as you come into the car park people will often clap, cheer or tell you bravo! 2088m. However, the rest of the descent is fast if you wish – you’re at the same speed as the traffic – and it's glorious!Subscribe for Cicerone's latest news, articles, offers and competitions. This immediately erases the dullness and your spirits rise once more. Le cirque de Troumouse est un cirque glaciaire situé au centre de la chaîne des Pyrénées, dans le département des Hautes-Pyrénées en France, formant au sud la frontière avec l'Espagne. Inspirations séjours Petite pause pyrénéenne Nathalie But on the way up, there’s a still a mountain to climb: in fact there’s still another 800m of climbing. Cirque de Troumouse is usually fully open between June and October.
Rencontrer des célébrités Here the route splits, with Route 1 continuing to Gavarnie and Route 2 to the Cirque de Troumouse.Above Gèdre the road threads through the Chaos de Coumély, a jumble of house-sized boulders believed to have fallen from the Montagne de Coumély in an earthquake in 580. Still, it is a nice drive to get there and the wide open spaces will remind you ofSpectacular drive to reach the large car park and great spaces to walk, walk and walk! Le troupeau de vaches et de moutons est dispersé à l'intérieur.
Looking up and to your left you can see cars on the skyline white against the sun, but they’re still another 400m above you and your heart sinks a little.