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Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Mérens-les-Vals

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France
Occitania
Foix
Mérens-Les-Vals

Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Mérens-les-Vals

Hard

4.5

(6)

384

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Ax-les-Thermes – Pailhères Pass loop from Mérens-les-Vals

03:34

55.8km

1,650m

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 26, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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8.95 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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9.35 km

Railway bridge. Start of two challenging cols. The Col de Pailhères and the Col du Chioula. Col de Pailhères is known from the Tour de France.

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15.2 km

Goulours Dam

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16.5 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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27.9 km

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

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Great not so easy pass!

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28.0 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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28.0 km

The descent on the west slope towards Ax-les-Thermes is superb.

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42.7 km

Edelweiss Water Fountain

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55.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.5 km

13.5 km

827 m

117 m

Surfaces

55.7 km

142 m

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< 100 m

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

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Thursday 22 October

10°C

2°C

40 %

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Comments

June 3, 2023,Cyclisme sur route
Lots of water but a great day 🚴🚴 with my friend 😁

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Nice scare, witnessing a road accident shortly after departure...

Firefighters, Gendarmes & tutti quanti

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