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Route With View of the Valley – Port de Balès loop from Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan

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Route With View of the Valley – Port de Balès loop from Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan

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Route With View of the Valley – Port de Balès loop from Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan

05:44

81.2km

1,550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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11.8 km

Route With View of the Valley

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A stretch of road so pleasant to ride. To be included in a bucolic itinerary.

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13.7 km

Cliffs of Troubat.

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A rough coast to get there. A nice site to bivouac.

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18.5 km

Nice little shady road

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24.9 km

Mauléon-Barousse

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The pretty little village of Mauléon-Barousse marks the start of the ascent towards the port of Balès. The climb is 18.9 kilometers long with an average of 6.3%, some of which exceed 14%.

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44.1 km

Port de Balès

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The port of Balès rises to an altitude of 1,755 meters. The climb from Mauléon-Barousse is 18.9 kilometers long with an average gradient of 6.3%, including some sections at over 14%.

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72.9 km

Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère and Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

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A photo stop is essential and lots of nice cycling routes to do around on the Garonne cycle path or on the many small roads.

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73.4 km

View of the Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

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The basilica, seen from a distance, has great resemblance to a fortified church (Holzmenge / Hosman) in Romania

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73.9 km

Basilica of Saint-Just of Valcabrère

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About a kilometer east of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges stands the 12th-century Basilica of Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère, belonging to the municipality of Valcabrère.

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81.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.4 km

6.03 km

3.72 km

131 m

Surfaces

75.0 km

5.44 km

768 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,750 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Monday 22 June

38°C

21°C

14 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Route With View of the Valley – Port de Balès loop from Montréjeau - Gourdan-Polignan

Route With View of the Valley

Cliffs of Troubat.

Nice little shady road

Mauléon-Barousse

Port de Balès

Saint-Just-de-Valcabrère and Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

View of the Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Basilica of Saint-Just of Valcabrère

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