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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

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12 km from Bagnères-de-Luchon

1,751 m above sea level

Around here

  1. 19kmMountain MotorsWorkshop and moto shopSE
  2. 12kmBagnères-de-LuchonNearest town

Distances are in a straight line.

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