# Lac de Gaube from Pont d'Espagne

What to do en Cauterets · Cauterets

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/gaube-lake · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h 30
- Temporada: June to October; lifts until the end of September
- Para quién: Families; with the lifts, small children too

The glacial lake beneath the north face of the Vignemale · 2 h 30 round trip, 259 m of ascent · or 20 flat minutes with the gondola and chairlift in summer

From Pont d'Espagne, about 4.9 km round trip with 259 m of ascent to the lake, with the Vignemale in the background and the Hôtellerie du Lac de Gaube, which opens in summer. In summer the Puntas gondola and the Gaube chairlift leave you twenty flat minutes away. Since 15 June 2026, swimming in the lakes in the heart of the park is prohibited.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 42.837, -0.146

## Cerca de aquí

- [Pont d'Espagne and its waterfalls](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/pont-d-espagne), a 2.0 km
- [Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-eat/hotellerie-du-pont-d-espagne), a 2.0 km
- [Hôtellerie du Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-stay/hotellerie-du-pont-d-espagne), a 2.0 km
- [Marcadau Valley to the Wallon refuge](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/marcadau-valley), a 3.0 km
- [Waterfalls path from La Raillère to Pont d'Espagne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/waterfalls-path), a 3.4 km
- [Meyabat Canyon, the sportiest in Cauterets](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/meyabat-canyon), a 5.3 km
- [Bains du Rocher, thermal water indoors and out](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/things-to-do/bains-du-rocher), a 6.3 km
- [Le Pintxoak](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets/where-to-eat/le-pintxoak), a 6.3 km

Destino: [Cauterets](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/occitanie/cauterets.md)