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Port de Balès – Bagnères-de-Luchon loop from Loures - Barbazan

Port de Balès – Bagnères-de-Luchon loop from Loures - Barbazan

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Port de Balès – Bagnères-de-Luchon loop from Loures - Barbazan

05:42

104km

2,130m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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10.4 km

Mauléon-Barousse

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The pretty little village of Mauléon-Barousse marks the start of the ascent towards the port of Balès. The climb is 18.9 kilometers long with an average of 6.3%, some of which exceed 14%.

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29.6 km

Port de Balès

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The port of Balès rises to an altitude of 1,755 meters. The climb from Mauléon-Barousse is 18.9 kilometers long with an average gradient of 6.3%, including some sections at over 14%.

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49.4 km

Bagnères-de-Luchon

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Nicknamed “the queen of the Pyrenees”, Bagnères-de-Luchon, also called Luchon, is a famous spa resort in Occitania. There is a wide range of accommodation and catering options.

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59.8 km

The Col du Portillón is a short but intense mountain pass that connects the Aran Valley to France via a narrow, shady road through forests. Its ascent, with its pleasant slopes, is highly appreciated by local and professional cyclists.

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63.4 km

Monument to Spanish Tour de France Winners and View of the Val d'Aran

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Each bend preceding the stele from Bossost honors one of the Spanish winners of the great loop up to the stele which recapitulates these victories. The point of view is worth making a small contemplative stop.

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68.6 km

Bossòst

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Very pretty little Spanish village along the Garonne. Lots of small bars and restaurants to eat.

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87.7 km

Cliff of the Roman breach

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This rock wall is in fact the vestige of a spectacular old quarry which was for a long time one of the main activities of Saint Béat, the city of marble. It still bears traces of exploitation, the oldest of which date back to Antiquity, a time during which Saint-Béat was known as a "Passus Lupi" (passage of the wolf), because the narrowing of this part of the Val d'Aran n It would then have allowed only skinny wolves to pass without getting their paws wet in the Garonne. This ancient stronghold commanded the Garonne valley and its strategic importance had made it nicknamed the “key to France”.
For centuries, Saint-Béat remained best known for its white marble quarries, undoubtedly discovered while seeking to widen the narrow passage and exploited since Gallo-Roman times. Local legend did not hesitate to say that its marble was used to build Trajan's Column in Rome. This is naturally false.
Widely used during the reign of Louis XIV and particularly at Versailles, the quarries were then neglected or abandoned, only to be rediscovered in the 19th century. Today, nine marble quarries of various colors are still being exploited in Saint-Béat, including one underground.
But the operation of this concession located on the side of the road was abandoned and the place was rehabilitated as a climbing site.

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88.5 km

View of the Château de Saint-Béat

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Saint Béat is a very typical French village. The village maintains its architectural style throughout, and it is deeply rooted in the landscape. You can find bars and a few other shops.

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104 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

77.9 km

23.1 km

2.34 km

481 m

Surfaces

104 km

208 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 27 June

28°C

18°C

82 %

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Port de Balès – Bagnères-de-Luchon loop from Loures - Barbazan

Mauléon-Barousse

Port de Balès

Bagnères-de-Luchon

Portillón Pass

Monument to Spanish Tour de France Winners and View of the Val d'Aran

Bossòst

Cliff of the Roman breach

View of the Château de Saint-Béat

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