From Esquiule (D159 intersection) to the intersection D459

Continue on the D159 towards Montory. This quiet road at the bottom of the valley begins to rise slightly and joins the shady banks of the Littos. The profile still offers no resistance and the smaller mound is compensated by a bigger descent. Km 15.4, at the junction with the D59, leave the road on the right towards Barcus and turn left. This trajectory towards the south reveals the Pyramid of Pic d'Anie as a point of attention and, in the foreground on the left, the upper objective of the stage, the Col de Bast. Arrival at the D459.