Port de Balès
A narrow, wild climb – views towards the Aneto
Cycling climb
- Height
- 1,755 m
- From
- Mauléon-Barousse
- Distance
- 19.2 km
- Average gradient
- 6.2 %
From the 2014 guide – ThomasTour de France country, a beautiful area just west of Luchon.
Newer to the Tour (first in 2007). The sign at the col says 1 775 m, but most sources give 1 755 m. Little traffic and a road surface that feels like a cycle path. From the top you can see the Aneto massif to the south.
42.8742° N, 0.5006° E
Nearby
- Bourg-d'Oueil2 km · Vallée d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne
Col de Peyresourde9 km · TdF country just west of Luchon
Peyragudes10 km · A finish on the airfield
Loudenvielle11 km · The lake and outdoor activities of the Vallée du Louron- Balnéa12 km · The largest thermal spa in the Pyrenees
- Bagnères-de-Luchon12 km · Spa and mountain town, often a TdF finish
Val Louron13 km · Vallée du Louron (Génos), Hautes-Pyrénées
Espace nordique de Nistos (Cap Nestès)13 km · Vallée de Nistos, Hautes-Pyrénées