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Mijanès – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

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Road cycling routes
France
Occitania
Prades
Formiguères

Mijanès – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

Hard

4.5

(4)

236

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Mijanès – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

04:01

65.0km

1,800m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées catalanes

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

21.1 km

Avoid on road bike!

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Avoid this shortcut on a road bike. It's too steep and the road is in bad condition with a lot of gravel on it, causing wheels to slip

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2

22.0 km

Mijanès

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Refuge in a ski resort at an altitude of 1048m. It is located between Aude and Ariège!

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3

26.6 km

Mijanès Pastoral Refuge

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Very nice climb to the Col

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4

29.2 km

You have to stop for a moment to take a panoramic photo that includes 4 horseshoe curves

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5

32.9 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 is one of the few passes in the Pyrenees to exceed the symbolic bar of 2,000 meters.

The climb from Mijanès is 10.6 kilometers long with an average of 8.2%, including some passages at more than 10%.
It is also possible to climb from Ax-les-Thermes by means of a climb of 18.6 kilometers with an average of 6.9%.

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32.9 km

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

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Great not so easy pass!

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50.5 km

Refuge de Querigut

Alpine Hut

53.2 km

Col des Ares

Mountain Pass

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65.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

6.53 km

6.47 km

1.40 km

129 m

Surfaces

63.0 km

1.91 km

129 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (980 m)

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