Le col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin depuis Licq-Athérey
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Le col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin depuis Licq-Athérey

Climbing the Col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin from Licq-Athérey is quite an undertaking. To go from deep valleys to windy crests, the route is long and above all very difficult for two-wheeled conquerors. If the first part is rather contemplative, the portion between Sainte-Engrâ

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Climbing the col de la Pierre-Saint-Martin from Licq-Athérey is quite an undertaking. To pass from the deep valleys to the windy crests, the road is long and especially very difficult for the conquerors on two wheels. If the first part is rather contemplative, the portion between Sainte-Engrâce and the Soudet pass is formidable, since you gain 900 m of difference in altitude in 11 km, with long passages at more than 12%. A real challenge that could be classified as hors catégorie, rewarded by the views of the final stretch.



How to get there

From Oloron-Sainte-Marie, head for Tardets (D919 then D918), via Féas, Aramits, Lanne and Montory. After 25 km, just before reaching Tardets, turn left onto the road leading to Larrau (D26). Follow it for 5 km to Licq-Athérey, and park in the hamlet of Licq in a parking lot on the left-hand side of the road (in front of the restaurant chez Bouchet, or 200 m further on, near the Alfitcha? watering hole).