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Ascent to Col de Pause – Prat Matau Pond loop from Couflens

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Occitania
Saint-Girons
Couflens

Ascent to Col de Pause – Prat Matau Pond loop from Couflens

Hard

16

riders

Ascent to Col de Pause – Prat Matau Pond loop from Couflens

03:49

33.7km

1,440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 20, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Pyrénées ariégeoises

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1.51 km

Ascent to Col de Pause

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Ascent of the Col de Pause in good condition, a good half is paved. You arrive at an altitude of 1527m.

Beware of animals on the descent.

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9.35 km

Pause Pass

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Pyrenean col within the Mont-Valier massif with 1525 meters.

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10.9 km

Just beautiful

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13.6 km

Areau Refuge

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The refuge was restored after being devastated by the storm of 2009. It is called a “refuge” but it is in fact an unguarded cabin with fairly basic equipment. It …

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15.5 km

View of the Pyrenees Ariégeoises

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a little sweetness in this world

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16.8 km

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16.9 km

Prat Matau Pond

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The small Pra Matau pond is located at an altitude of 2,136 m in the town of Seix, above Couflens on the forest track (D703 then GR10) which leads, from the Col de Pause, to the port of Aula.

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28.8 km

un panorama

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if you wait a little you will see a bear

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33.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.4 km

14.9 km

377 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.9 km

12.2 km

308 m

265 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,140 m)

Lowest point (710 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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