COL DE PAILHERES - PORT DE PAILHERES - PYRENEES

The Port de Pailhères or (Col de Pailhères) is a pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees.

The summit is at an altitude of 2,001 metres, and is located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès (south-eastern) and Ax-les-Thermes (western).

Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is 10.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 871 m. (an average percentage of 8.2%) with a maximum gradient of 10.2%.

Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is 18.6 km long. Over this distance, the climb is 1281 m. (an average percentage of 6.9%) with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit.

The climb has been used in three stages of the Tour de France cycle race in 2003, 2005 and 2007 (14th stage).

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[ranjeetasawale]

whats the background music?

[MarathonMan26]

I rode this last week ... FANTASTIC! We started and ended at Axat - a 111 Km ride if you also do Col de Chalioux. Honestly, there are surely tougher rides, but none so picturesque. The serious climb starts after Mijane. A favorite moment - a fellow shouting out 'Bon courage' as we ascended. Be warned - the temperature at the top can be vastly different! We froze as we summitted. The descent is not for the 'faint of heart'!

[meylina8]

I just climbed this 2 days ago.  I was above the cloud. Awesome feeling.

[horatiualin]

superb!