Col de Riou
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 5 h 50 min walking
2243 m
1571 m
899 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
1253 m
Drop
1263 m
Highest
2151 m
Lowest
930 m
Walking time
about 5 h 50 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 24% for 2030 m early on, comes down 14% for 2600 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 4.3 km, climbs 14% for 2600 m midway, comes down 24% for 2030 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 5.0–14.4, from 2151 m to 931 m.
How the 18.7 km splits
Flat
1.4 km
Climbing
3.9 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.2 km
Descending
3.8 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
2.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.0 km
Link it with other walks
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Granges de Pan et d'Hourmigous
Shares 6.5 km of path · meets at km 10.210.25 km
l'Hostellerie de la Reine Hortense
Shares 6.0 km of path · meets at km 10.46.67 km
les Balcons de Cauterets
Shares 4.7 km of path · meets at km 10.3, 13.3, 14.315.71 km
Turon des Oules
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 12.44.93 km
Promenade de la Cabane du Bousquet
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 12.4, 12.5, 13.0…1.81 km
Promenade des Lacets de Pauze-Vieux
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 12.4, 13.2, 14.31.77 km
la Fruitière
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 13.24.88 km
Tour du Vallon Thermal
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 13.27.99 km
Pic de Viscos
Crosses at km 6.18.32 km