An awe-inspiring road to Col du Cap Nestès in the Pyrénées

Col du Cap Nestès is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.683m (5,521ft) above the sea level, located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.

Col du Cap Nestès

The road to the summit is gravel, pretty steep and narrow. The climb starts asphalted from Nistos, a small mountain town. After 14km, the road ends on the Station de Ski Nistos, at 1.600 m above the sea level. At this point, the road to the summit turns into gravel.