Tarascon-Col de Port-Col d'Agnès-Col de Lers
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 68.48 mi
- Elevation gain
- 7,920 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 7,920 ft
- Max elevation
- 5,157 ft
- TrailRank
- 37
- Min elevation
- 5,157 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 7 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4193
- Uploaded
- July 17, 2012
- Recorded
- July 2012
near Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Midi-Pyrénées (France)
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Itinerary description
Col de Port (el. 1249 m.) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees between Massat and Tarascon-sur-Ariège in the "massif de l'Arize". It links the Couserans and Ariège valleys.
The pass is used occasionally in the Tour de France and is popular with touring cyclists.
The name of the pass is tautological as Col means pass in French and Port means pass in Occitan.
The Col d'Agnes (el. 1,570 m or 5,150 ft) is a high mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east).
Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is 10.2 km (6.3 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 826 m (2,710 ft). (an average of 8.1%), with the steepest sections being at 10.6%.[1]
Starting from Massat, the climb is 17.6 km (10.9 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 921 m (3,022 ft) (an average of 5.2%), with the steepest sections being at 8.2%.[2] Approximately 4 km from the summit is the junction with the climb to the Port de Lers.
The pass is used occasionally in the Tour de France and is popular with touring cyclists.
The name of the pass is tautological as Col means pass in French and Port means pass in Occitan.
The Col d'Agnes (el. 1,570 m or 5,150 ft) is a high mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east).
Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the climb is 10.2 km (6.3 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 826 m (2,710 ft). (an average of 8.1%), with the steepest sections being at 10.6%.[1]
Starting from Massat, the climb is 17.6 km (10.9 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 921 m (3,022 ft) (an average of 5.2%), with the steepest sections being at 8.2%.[2] Approximately 4 km from the summit is the junction with the climb to the Port de Lers.
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