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CYCL 1 - PORT DE BALÈS
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Description
Pass through Saint-Bertrand de Comminges and you will be climbing towards the Port de Balès. This unclassified pass (average gradient 6.3%, maximum 11.7%) is tough, but at the top you will be rewarded with an exceptional 360° panorama of the high peaks of the Pyrenees.
From Marignac station, head towards Loures Barousse / Saint-Bertrand de Comminges, then Sarp to reach Mauléon Barousse. This is the start of the climb up to the Port de Balès. Once at the pass, descend towards Luchon, passing through all the villages in the Oueil valley, before reaching Marignac station via the D125.
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Detailed stages
1 - Turn right when leaving Marignac station and, at the roundabout, turn right towards Loures Barousse / St-Bertrand de Comminges (D 125).
2 - Drive through Loures Barousse and follow signs for Valcabrère, then St-Bertrand de Comminges (D 26).
3 - Turn left towards Sarp and at the roundabout, turn right towards Mauléon Barousse (D 925).
4 - In the village, take the road towards Ferrère, then Port de Balès (D 925).
5 - At the pass, descend to Luchon via the D 51 and D 618.
6 - You will reach Marignac station via the D125.
Elevation gain
1804 (High)
Start and end town
MARIGNAC
Contact
Tel : 05 61 79 21 21
Email : info@pyrenees31.com
Website : www.pyrenees31.com
Data producer
Contact : HAUTE-GARONNE TOURISME / OFFICE DE TOURISME PYRÉNÉES 31
Phone : 05 61 79 21 21
This information comes from the Haute-Garonne Departmental Tourism Network and is synchronized as part of the partnership between Cirkwi and Haute-Garonne Tourisme.
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