Port de Pailhères


The Port de Pailhères is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees, located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès and Ax-les-Thermes.

Details of climb

Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is long. Over this distance, the climb is with a maximum gradient of 10.2%.
Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is long. Over this distance, the climb is, with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit.

Tour de France

The climb has been used in five stages of the Tour de France cycle race with its first appearance coming in 2003. In 2013, it was used on the eighth stage, when the riders also competed for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange.

Appearances in Tour de France

YearStageCategoryStartFinishLeader at the summit
20138HCCastresAx-3 Domaines
201014HCRevelAx-3 Domaines
200714HCMazametPlateau-de-Beille
200514HCAgdeAx-3 Domaines
2003131ToulouseAx-3 Domaines