Col de Port – Foix loop from Varilhes

Col de Port – Foix loop from Varilhes

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Col de Port – Foix loop from Varilhes

04:17

87.4km

1,290m

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: August 17, 2026

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After 9.63 km for 218 m

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Start point

Train Station

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10.3 km

Foix Castle

Highlight • Other

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

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10.9 km

Market Hall Square

Highlight • Structure

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

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44.0 km

If you're climbing up from Tarascon, there's a water tap just beyond the Office de Tourisme building on the right (on the left and just before the building if arriving from Massat) The water is fresh and cold!

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44.1 km

Col de Port

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This pass is one of the best known in the Ariège Pyrenees in general, and in the L'Arize massif in particular.

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Col de Port

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Tarscon Col de Port, clear view of the Pyrenees

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The High Line

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After four difficult kilometers, this last stretch sees the average gradient increase and the views become "out of this world".

It's a really great stretch of road.

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62.0 km

Tour de Castella, Tarascon-sur-Ariège

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77.0 km

L'Ariège

Lake

77.8 km

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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