5.6km
Total Distance
1,058m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 5.6 km climb of about 1,060 m from the Hospice de France above Luchon past the Boums du Port lakes to the Port de Venasque at 2,444 m on the Spanish border. Through the notch in the ridge the Maladeta massif and the Aneto, the highest summit of the Pyrenees, appear at once. The steep path zigzags up a rocky cirque; snow lies late in the season.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Hospice de France
    at the start · Mountain hut
  3. 3
    Source de la Pique · 0.6km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  4. 4
    Abri Chaudronniers (ou de l'Homme) · 4.1km
    Shelter
  5. 5
    Refuge de Vénasque · 4.5km
    Mountain hut
Parking
25m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Marked route
Pic de la Sauvegarde, Grande boucle autour de l'Hospice de France, Refuge et Port de Vénasque

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes