Port de Balès
from Cirès · Pyrenees, France
Gradient:
<4%
4–7%
7–10%
10–12%
>12%
GRADIENT PROFILE
<4%4–7%7–10%10–12%>12%
Km-by-km average gradient from Copernicus GLO-30 elevation data along the road.
From Cirès, Port de Balès climbs 7.4 km at 6.7% average, gaining 498 m to the 1 755 m summit, ramping to 12.0%. Its steepest kilometre averages 10.4% near km 6.5. On the Fiets scale this side rates 4.1. It is the tougher of the climb's two approaches.
Surface
Asphalt99%
Gravel1%
Verified from OpenStreetMap surface data along the climb.
FROM CIRÈS
Distance
7.4km
Elevation gain
498m
Avg gradient
6.7%
Max gradient
12%
Summit
1755m
Category
CAT 1