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Pailhères Pass – Col du Garavel (1256 m) loop from Prat Balhat

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Pailhères Pass – Col du Garavel (1256 m) loop from Prat Balhat

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Pailhères Pass – Col du Garavel (1256 m) loop from Prat Balhat

10:49

161km

5,100m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

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Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

1

24.5 km

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Great not so easy pass!

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2

37.3 km

Goulours Dam

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3

38.6 km

Fountain at Col du Pradel

Highlight • Rest Area

Whether you arrive by going up from Ax-les-Termes or descending from Port de Pailhères, at this junction you take the road that reaches Col de Pradel. There is a very …

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4

50.0 km

Pailhères Pass

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The Col de Pailhères, or Port de Pailhères, is one of the emblematic passes of the Pyrenees and the Tour de France. Culminating at 2,001 meters above sea level, it …

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5

76.6 km

Col du Garavel (1256 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice pass. In front of it is a plateau, where a fresh wind tends to blow from the Atlantic. You go up, past typical Pyrenean villages. Secluded, beautiful nature. Hardly …

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6

108 km

Mosset — Listed Village

Highlight • Settlement

Mosset is a village perched on a rocky spur at more than 600 m which dominates the Castellane Valley. In this superb village, everything bears the mark of time. Because …

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7

114 km

Jau Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Very nice climb from Axat. A magnificent view of the Canigou when you cross it, the reward ...

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122 km

Col de Jau

Mountain Pass

144 km

Col des Moulis

Mountain Pass

154 km

Refuge de Querigut

Alpine Hut

B

161 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

146 km

8.16 km

6.07 km

851 m

Surfaces

151 km

8.20 km

1.91 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

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Monday 5 October

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7°C

59 %

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July 22, 2024,Von Prades nach ax-le-thermes-2.Etappe Pyrenäenüberquerung

Today bizarre landscapes, long descents and calves on the road 😄

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