Nouvelle-Aquitaine · Ski touring

Passage de Licoué à Sesques

1.7 mi
round trip
1,089 ft
climb
8,213 ft
high point
Out and back
route

Passage de Licoué à Sesques is an out-and-back ski touring route in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, inside Parc national des Pyrénées (Aire d'adhésion). It is 0.9 miles each way, 1.7 miles there and back. It runs between about 7,200 ft and 8,210 ft above sea level, with roughly 40 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as an expert route. The nearest town is Etsaut, about 3.4 miles east of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include L'Escarpu ou Pic de Sesques, Sommet de Moundaut and Crête de Sesques. Cascades d'Isabe is within about 3 miles. For camping, Aire de bivouac and Camping le Gave d'Aspe are within about 6 miles. There are 6 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.

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Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Passage de Licoué à Sesques for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.

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