Port de Balès from Mauléon-Barousse
Port de Balès from Mauléon-Barousse: 19.5 km at 6.3% average and 1,221 m of climbing, up to 1,755 m.
Opening Fermé l'hiver. La route est barrée de l'automne au printemps et rouvre en général courant mai selon le déneigement.
- Distance
- 19.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,221 m
- Elevation loss
- 38 m
- Average gradient
- 6.3 %
- Start altitude
- 568 m
- Road
- Minor departmental road
- Surface
- Paved throughout
- Steepest 500 m
- 15.6 %
- Hardest 2 km
- 11.0 %
- Hardest kilometre
- km 16 · 10.8%
- Above 8%
- 6.3 km (32% of the climb)
- Difficulty index
- 7.9 Sustained
FIETS index: Δaltitude² / (10 × distance) + max(0, summit altitude − 1,000) / 1,000, lengths in metres. How this index works (article in French)
How long does it take?
| Level | Estimated time | Average speed |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0 W/kg — 140 W | 2h07 | 9.2 km/h |
| 3.0 W/kg — 210 W | 1h27 | 13.4 km/h |
| 4.0 W/kg — 280 W | 1h08 | 17.2 km/h |
Estimated for a 70 kg rider on a 9 kg bike, in still air, at a steady effort and without stopping. Wind, a stop at the fountain or a wheel to sit on move these figures by several minutes.
The route
Climb profile
- 10% and above
- 8 to 10%
- 6 to 8%
- 4 to 6%
- under 4%
Kilometre by kilometre
| Km | Gradient | Altitude at the top of the km |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.2 % | 640 m |
| 2 | 3.2 % | 672 m |
| 3 | 2.1 % | 693 m |
| 4 | 2.5 % | 719 m |
| 5 | 3.7 % | 756 m |
| 6 | 4.3 % | 798 m |
| 7 | 3.1 % | 830 m |
| 8 | 5.1 % | 881 m |
| 9 | 7.1 % | 951 m |
| 10 | 8.6 % | 1,037 m |
| 11 | 6.7 % | 1,104 m |
| 12 | 6.9 % | 1,173 m |
| 13 | 9.2 % | 1,266 m |
| 14 | 2.0 % | 1,286 m |
| 15 | 7.4 % | 1,360 m |
| 16 | 10.8 % | 1,468 m |
| 17 | 10.2 % | 1,570 m |
| 18 | 6.4 % | 1,633 m |
| 19 | 9.1 % | 1,724 m |
| 20 (partial) | 6.0 % | 1,752 m |
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The other climbs of this col
- From Bagnères-de-Luchon 19.0 km · 6.0 %
Frequently asked questions
How long is the climb to Port de Balès?
The hardest climb of Port de Balès, from Mauléon-Barousse, is 19.5 km long for 1,221 m of ascent, i.e. 6.3% average.
What is the steepest part of Port de Balès?
The steepest 500 m sits at 15.6%, and the hardest kilometre is the 16th, at 10.8%.
How long does it take to climb Port de Balès from Mauléon-Barousse?
Port de Balès from Mauléon-Barousse takes about 1h27 at 3.0 W/kg, i.e. 13.4 km/h on average. The page gives three levels and their assumptions.
Is Port de Balès open all year round?
Fermé l'hiver. La route est barrée de l'automne au printemps et rouvre en général courant mai selon le déneigement.
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