Port de Pailhères
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 Recreational cyclists on the Port de Pailhères |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 2001 m | ||
| Department | Ariège | ||
| Valley locations | Ax-les-Thermes | Mijanes | |
| expansion | D25 | ||
| Mountains | Pyrenees | ||
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| Ø pitch | 6.9% (1281 m / 18.6 km) | 8.2% (871 m / 10.6 km) | |
| Max. Incline | 10.4% (on km 18) | 10.2% (on km 9) | |
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 44 '0 " N , 1 ° 59' 33" E | ||
The Port de Pailhères , also called Col de Pailhères , is a 2001 m high mountain pass in the French part of the Pyrenees . The mountain pass is located in the Ariège department on the D25 between the municipalities of Mijanès and Ascou, east of Ax-les-Thermes .
Tour de France
The Port de Pailhères has been involved in the stages of the Tour de France for several years , as in 2003 , 2005 , 2007 , 2010 and 2013 . He is a mountain of the Hors Catégorie .