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Girona
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Roses

Banyuls Pass – View of Portbou loop from Roses

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Road cycling routes
Spain
Catalonia
Girona
Alt Emporda
Roses

Banyuls Pass – View of Portbou loop from Roses

Hard

4.7

(31)

2,182

riders

Banyuls Pass – View of Portbou loop from Roses

04:34

90.9km

1,300m

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 1, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc Natural del Cap de Creus

Espai d'Interès Natural del Massís de l'Albera

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

21.5 km

El Portal de la Usera

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Nice little restaurant with a bar tabac. You need a bit of patience because the young waiters are a bit overwhelmed at lunchtime. Still very nice and helpful. There is …

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2

21.8 km

Ascent to Coll de Banyuls from Espolla

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The distance from the viewpoint to the border with France is about 8km, you will travel along a road without vehicles and with the occasional veteran cyclist who will surely …

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3

31.3 km

Banyuls Pass

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The approach from Catalonia is much more pleasant due to the incline, but longer and leads through a pretty, lonely landscape. The journey on the French side is short, but …

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4

50.8 km

Cerbère

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A small sleepy village with some restaurant

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54.9 km

Coll dels Belitres

Mountain Pass

6

55.7 km

View of Colera and the Mediterranean Sea

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Very nice road with good surface. Always great views of the Mediterranean.

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7

57.6 km

View of Portbou

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I did part of this route in Gravel in July and it's top level scenery, but it's better to do it with a pure road.

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8

58.8 km

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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9

61.4 km

Frare Pass (202 m)

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

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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66.6 km

Coll de Sant Antoni

Mountain Pass

B

90.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.0 km

32.7 km

2.01 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

80.8 km

10.1 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 17 October

18°C

13°C

69 %

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Comments

June 15, 2025,Col de Banyuls. Spanje-Frankrijk-Spanje
In Banyuls sur Mer there is an error in the route, which means you climb 15% for nothing on a dead end road :-(

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