Col d'Ares

Rising to 1 512 m in Girona, Spain, Col d'Ares is a Category 1 cycling climb. From Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste, the toughest side climbs 13.1 km at 5.9% average — 770 m of ascent, pitching to 14.1% at its steepest. The steepest kilometre averages 11.9%, around km 10. It can also be climbed from Camprodon (16.5 km at 3.4%): 2 measured approaches in all, each profiled kilometre-by-kilometre against Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data. On the Fiets scale it rates 5.0. Late spring through autumn offers the most reliable conditions on the pass.

RIDE THE CLIMB — FROM PRATS-DE-MOLLO-LA-PRESTE

KM 0.3

KM 0.8

KM 1.8

KM 2.9

KM 3.4

KM 3.9

KM 4.5

KM 5.0

KM 5.5

KM 6.0

KM 6.6

KM 7.1

KM 7.6

KM 8.1

KM 8.6

KM 9.2

KM 9.7

KM 10.2

KM 10.7

KM 11.3

KM 11.8

KM 12.3

KM 12.8

KM 13.1