Cycling in the Pyrenees
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Road Cycling
With the Tour De France visiting the Pyrenees every year, many of the region's famous climbs and cols have legendary status amongst cycling fans. The Chateau is perfectly situated for cycling many of the Cols regularly featured in the Tour De France, an ideal "warm up" distance from :
Col de Mente from Lez Col des Are from Fronsac Port de Bales from Mauleon Col de Portillon from Luchon
9.2 km long 7.3 km long 19.3km long 8.1km long
Average gradient 8.7% Average gradient 4.6% Average gradient 6.2% Average gradient 7.9%
1344m above sea level 798m above sea level 1758 above sea level 1294 above sea level
801m of climbing 187m of climbing 1186m of climbing 636m of climbing
We have a secure bike storage and workshop facility, including tools, pumps and turbo trainers. The workshop has plenty of storage space if you are transporting your bike or we can help organise bike hire for you.
Family / Child Friendly routes
Situated just 1km from La Lanette and running for almost 100km in length is the charming Garonne Cycleway (Parcours Cycleable de la Garonne). This carefully selected network of quiet lanes, converted former railway lines and dedicated cycle paths offers an excellent way for younger or less experienced riders to see the area, without the usual hazards of 'main road traffic'. The cycleway avoids long sections of difficult gradients (generally staying within a few hundred metres of the Garonne river), so provides pleasantly easy riding for all ages.
Mountain Biking
The Pyrenees has an extensive network of waymarked mountain bike (VTT) routes, several of which can be accessed from within just a few kilometres of La Lanette. Trails range in difficulty level from 'Beginners' (colour coded as green) all the way through to the physically / technically demanding 'Expert' runs (coded as Black)
In season (all of July/August and weekends in June & September), the cable car which runs from the nearby town of Luchon up to the ski resort of Superbagneres enables mountain bikers to access trails starting at 1800m elevation. The downhill thrills in descending back down to 600m elevation make for some excellent rides.
With the Tour De France visiting the Pyrenees every year, many of the region's famous climbs and cols have legendary status amongst cycling fans. The Chateau is perfectly situated for cycling many of the Cols regularly featured in the Tour De France, an ideal "warm up" distance from :
Col de Mente from Lez Col des Are from Fronsac Port de Bales from Mauleon Col de Portillon from Luchon
9.2 km long 7.3 km long 19.3km long 8.1km long
Average gradient 8.7% Average gradient 4.6% Average gradient 6.2% Average gradient 7.9%
1344m above sea level 798m above sea level 1758 above sea level 1294 above sea level
801m of climbing 187m of climbing 1186m of climbing 636m of climbing
We have a secure bike storage and workshop facility, including tools, pumps and turbo trainers. The workshop has plenty of storage space if you are transporting your bike or we can help organise bike hire for you.
Family / Child Friendly routes
Situated just 1km from La Lanette and running for almost 100km in length is the charming Garonne Cycleway (Parcours Cycleable de la Garonne). This carefully selected network of quiet lanes, converted former railway lines and dedicated cycle paths offers an excellent way for younger or less experienced riders to see the area, without the usual hazards of 'main road traffic'. The cycleway avoids long sections of difficult gradients (generally staying within a few hundred metres of the Garonne river), so provides pleasantly easy riding for all ages.
Mountain Biking
The Pyrenees has an extensive network of waymarked mountain bike (VTT) routes, several of which can be accessed from within just a few kilometres of La Lanette. Trails range in difficulty level from 'Beginners' (colour coded as green) all the way through to the physically / technically demanding 'Expert' runs (coded as Black)
In season (all of July/August and weekends in June & September), the cable car which runs from the nearby town of Luchon up to the ski resort of Superbagneres enables mountain bikers to access trails starting at 1800m elevation. The downhill thrills in descending back down to 600m elevation make for some excellent rides.