Foix – Prat d'Albis loop from Foix

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Foix – Prat d'Albis loop from Foix

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Foix – Prat d'Albis loop from Foix

03:30

57.0km

1,560m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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558 m

Foix

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Located at the crossroads of the Ariège and Arget rivers, the town of Foix is overlooked by its magnificent castle. At the gates of the Ariège Pyrenees, the medieval city …

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806 m

Market Hall Square

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The center of Foix is small but very cute. It's worth taking a walk through the historic center.

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13.0 km

Prat d'Albis

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Pass too little known in the center of the city of Foix. A magnificent landscape over the city as well as the whole Ariege plain.

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16.1 km

Pla des Peyres

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Something more than two kms. After crowning Prat d'Albi, with a 4-6% slope, we arrive where the asphalt track ends, specifically in Pla de Peyres, at a height of 1389 meters.

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42.6 km

Col de Légrillou (938 m)

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Wild pass in the heart of the Ariège forest. Very little known but very pleasant.

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54.8 km

Lit de l'Arget

Lake

55.8 km

Foix Castle

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Impressively renovated. The museum unfortunately only in French, not even English 🤷

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56.3 km

Le Passe Temps

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21 Rue des Marchands / Foix / Nico owns and runs this terrific café in the centre of Foix - great food, beer and wine - the lunchtime menu is …

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57.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.4 km

1.42 km

615 m

350 m

269 m

Surfaces

56.3 km

342 m

231 m

155 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,380 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

July 3, 2025,Prat d'Albis

A pleasant, cool climb, finally! 😄 Fog at the summit.

I then had fun on a forest trail for about 10 km. However, with my road bike, after several jumps to avoid potholes (and because it's fun), my tire made a big pshiiit. 😬

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