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Passes & Mountains
The passes around Pau
1 035 m
27 km
Col de Marie-Blanque
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Col béarnais reliant la vallée d'Ossau (Bielle) à la vallée d'Aspe (Escot). Court mais raide sur son versant ouest, pour…
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674 m
29 km
Col d'Ichère
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Petit col béarnais reliant la vallée d'Aspe à Lourdios-Ichère. Itinéraire pastoral peu fréquenté, traversée de pâturages…
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1 474 m
34 km
Col du Soulor
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Le col du Soulor, plus modeste que son voisin l'Aubisque, s'en distingue par une atmosphère pastorale et sauvage. La rou…
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