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Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

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Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

11:18

189km

4,870m

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: June 27, 2026

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29.1 km

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Great not so easy pass!

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29.2 km

Ascent of the Col de Pailhères from Ax-les-Thermes

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The Col de Pailhères isn't the most well-known of the Pyrenean passes, yet it's a concentration of everything cyclists are looking for. From Ax-les-Thermes, the slopes of this hors catégorie …

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48.1 km

Ax-les-Thermes

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Ax-les-Thermes is a magnificent mountain town located in Ariège. This spa resort has the advantage of being attractive all year round for all sports and nature lovers. There you will …

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54.4 km

Goulours Dam

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55.7 km

Fountain at Col du Pradel

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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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67.1 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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85.1 km

Refuge de Querigut

Alpine Hut

87.7 km

Col des Ares

Mountain Pass

102 km

Forêt de la Matte

Forest

104 km

Lake Matemale

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Very large lake (retained on the Aude) with a beautiful view of the two roads that go down there. The one that goes to Angles seemed to me more pleasant in terms of curve, and circulation.

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108 km

Col de la Quillane

Mountain Pass

143 km

Bastion de la Reine

Castle

143 km

Bastion de Corneilla

Castle

176 km

Col de la Creu

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The coll de la Perche is a mountain pass that culminates at 1579 meters, on the plateau of La Perxa, in Alta Cerdanya, in Northern Catalonia. The port from the …

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189 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

122 km

58.7 km

7.22 km

1.55 km

481 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

188 km

1.36 km

400 m

137 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

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Sunday 2 August

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Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Formiguères

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

Ascent of the Col de Pailhères from Ax-les-Thermes

Ax-les-Thermes

Goulours Dam

Fountain at Col du Pradel

Pailhères Pass

Lake Matemale

Col de la Creu

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