オーリヤックの峠・トップ8

マンダイユ側から非常に難しい峠です。 平均勾配は、登りの3分の2あたりに短い下りがあるため、代表的なものではありません。その後、500mで12%の区間があります。

Superb and eating at the buron moved

The Rolland Breach was mildly challenging for this 72yo when dry. Descending in the wet would need good grippy footwear. There is an alternative GR400 track bypass

Just a stone's throw from Puy Mary, the Pas de Peyrol offers superb views of the Cantal mountains. Its ascent is nearly 12 kilometers long and averages 5.6%.

A bit of an uphill climb but worth the effort

This spot in the mountains is known as "Breche de ROLAND". However, the origin of the name does not fit into the Auvergne Rhône Alpes region, but must be located in the very west of the country, on the border region between France and Spain. There, in the north of the Pyrenees Mountains, is the home of the legend of Roland as a brave fighter against the Saracens (who had occupied large parts of the Iberian Peninsula) in the service of Emperor Charlemagne.

A truffade a sweet/salty pancake

The Brèche de Roland is located on the long ridge that connects Puy Mary to Peyre-Arse. Its name was given to it in reference to the breach of the same name in the Pyrenees. This breach located at an altitude of 1,647 meters is a delicate passage of the GR 4. Made up of alternating ash beds and scoriaceous strata, it can become slippery in rainy weather.