I’d love to hear your report on if anything has changed since I did it. It would help me update this article!

No, I don’t think so. I assume your car will have headlights and you won’t drive too fast! 😉 Anyway, you can only drive as far as les Bains Jaunes, unless they’ve opened the next section up to Savane a Mulets since I was there.

Okay! Would you say those barrow and sharp curves may be dangerous in the dark, if we were to drive at 4am for the morning hike? Thank you so much! You’ve been an immense help!

I bet a sunrise hike would be gorgeous! If you’re contemplating it, you must be an experienced hiker. I think it would be feasible, but not solo, and only with a good bright lantern: the kind you wear on your head so your hands are free. That last section, which is really climbing, would be risky in the dark — I thought it was risky in daylight! The road up there is narrow with sharp curves, but my little rental could manage it just fine.

Perfect! Thank you! Additionally, I’ve seen some tours for sunrise hikes with guides, do you think that’s a feasible hike to do without a tour guide @ 4am?

Also, would you day that the roads to the trailhead are well maintained? I saw it said to be wary when driving on those roads.

I did it without a tour guide. I think for someone in better shape than I am it would be a fairly simple hike. As you can read in the article, I was huffing and puffing and ended up injuring my ankles. A tour guide wouldn’t have been able to help with that, but he/she would have made me feel a bit less alone.

Two and half hours to go up, and a bit under two hours to get down again. But people who are in better shape than I am/was, can do it faster.