Port de Balès
Scenic stop · France
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Scenic stop · France. Updated October 2026.
About this place
A small road crosses the central Pyrenees here from Ferrère in the Hautes-Pyrénées to Bourg-d'Oueil in the Haute-Garonne. Snow closes it for long periods in winter, and the Tour de France has come over it every few years since 2007. The D 51D / D 925 is paved.
Where it is
12 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon
1,751 m above sea level
Around here
- 19kmMountain MotorsWorkshop and moto shopSE
- 12kmBagnères-de-LuchonNearest town
Distances are in a straight line.
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