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The Top 13 Mountain Passes around Portbou

Whether it be for the views, for the climbs or for the downhill descents, browse our list of the best mountain passes around Portbou and make your next adventure one to remember. Contributed by the community, for the community, each mountain pass Highlight is a personal recommendation you know you can trust, so simply find your favorite and go.

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Banyuls Pass

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Amazig route from Espolla to Coll de Banyuls through wine vineyards. Quite route and not too demanding until last part of Col.

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Rumpissa Pass

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Although Catalan is spoken on both sides of the pass, this pass at 535m marks the border between Spain and France, separating the municipalities of Banyuls de la Marenda, from …

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N-260a Ascent to Portbou and GR-92 Tunnel

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Very nice climb. The side road winds its way up to the border over many hairpin bends. A highlight is the view of the huge Portbou freight railway station. If …

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Coll de Banyuls from Espolla

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The Banyuls pass is an interesting ascent due to its location that joins the Empordà with the French border, specifically the town that gives its name to the pass, Banyuls …

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With the opening of the French border, at the end of January and beginning of February 1939, between 470,000 and 480,000 people left Spain, in the context of the end …

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Col de Mollo

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Super great mountain landscape.
It's a lot of fun to ride your MTB there. But it's also really strenuous at times. There is a starting point for 10 MTB tours at Valmy Castle.
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Coll de Portes

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Elevated area that is just below the Tifell hill and where there is a crossroads. On the one hand, going up from Llançà on the GR11, we find on the …

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Gascons Pass

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The Coll des Gascons rises to 391 meters above sea level. It is located halfway between Banyuls-sur-mer and the peak of Sallfort on the Spanish border. Taken by the GR …

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Frare Pass (202 m)

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Beautiful pass with great panoramas and impeccable surface. The view of the huge freight yard in the shape of an Ypsilon is particularly curious.
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Serrat de Castell Serradillo

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The serrat de Castell Serradillo is a beautiful summit ridge. Serrat designates a ridge line that leads to the summit. This beautiful section is on the GR 10 path and leads towards the Pic de Sallfort on the Franco-Spanish border.

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Col des Gascons to Col de Banyuls

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Once at the Col des Gascons, take the DFCi just behind the sign 🪧. It will take you to the Banyuls pass (about 40 mins) on very stony ground at times.

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