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Goulours Dam – Pailhères Pass loop from Le Pla

Goulours Dam – Pailhères Pass loop from Le Pla

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5.0

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220

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Goulours Dam – Pailhères Pass loop from Le Pla

04:28

65.4km

2,250m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Start point

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10.4 km

View of the Hairpin Bends on the Col de Jau

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You have to stop for a moment to take a panoramic photo that includes 4 horseshoe curves

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14.1 km

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

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Great not so easy pass!

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14.1 km

Ascent of the Col de Pailhères from Ax-les-Thermes

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The Col de Pailhères isn't the most well-known of the Pyrenean passes, yet it's a concentration of everything cyclists are looking for. From Ax-les-Thermes, the slopes of this hors catégorie …

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32.8 km

Starting point of the Col de Pailhères and the Col du Chioula

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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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38.6 km

Goulours Dam

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39.9 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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51.3 km

Col de Pailhères, vue vers l'ouest

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

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51.3 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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65.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.3 km

172 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.3 km

172 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,990 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

31°C

17°C

14 %

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Goulours Dam – Pailhères Pass loop from Le Pla

View of the Hairpin Bends on the Col de Jau

Col de Pailhères (Elevation 2,000 m)

Ascent of the Col de Pailhères from Ax-les-Thermes

Starting point of the Col de Pailhères and the Col du Chioula

Goulours Dam

Fountain at Col du Pradel

Col de Pailhères, vue vers l'ouest

Pailhères Pass

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