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Col d'Ares – Coll d'Arès loop from Ripoll

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Col d'Ares – Coll d'Arès loop from Ripoll

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Col d'Ares – Coll d'Arès loop from Ripoll

07:43

112km

1,940m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.51 km

Iron and Coal Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This stretch of greenway connects the towns of Ripoll and Sant Joan de les Abadesses, and makes it possible to avoid traffic on the national highway. It has a very …

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32.7 km

Church of Santa Cecilia of Molló

Highlight • Religious Site

Molló is a beautiful border town with France. The Romanesque church of Santa Cecilia, from the 10th century, is particularly noteworthy.

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35.8 km

Col d'Ares

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Coll d'ares. Border between France and Catalonia, place of passage of the Spanish republicans in their exile, during the Spanish civil war

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45.1 km

View Descending from Coll d'Ares

Highlight • Viewpoint

48.4 km

Col de la Guille

Mountain Pass

49.1 km

Col de la Seille

Mountain Pass

55.7 km

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

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Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste is a large border village. After the Col d'Arès, it is the first French village.

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68.8 km

Coll d'Arès

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On the Prats de Molló side, a hard but accessible port, with a few kilometers that allow you to rest and good views halfway up the Col de la Seille.

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101 km

Old Bridge of Sant Joan de les Abadesses

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Magnificent medieval Gothic-style bridge that crosses the River Ter as it passes through Sant Joan de les Abadesses. Since its construction, the bridge has undergone various transformations and, in the …

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112 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.7 km

30.8 km

4.16 km

2.96 km

1.89 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

83.7 km

25.5 km

1.36 km

533 m

228 m

169 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 29 August

32°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 20, 2024,#bbbt24 Etappe 14: nach Spanien

Very tough stage today.
Not so much because of the Col du Arles, which was predictable. Worse because of the lack of cycle-friendly paths south of Ripoll. In other words, there were no paths at all, only suitable in an emergency, but just steep and rocky hiking trails where we had to push/carry the bikes for miles. (The road becomes …

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May 9, 2023,Genova-Granada day 13: Prats-de-Mollo - Ripoll

The climb was there and it was tough. I was right to break it in two by stopping at Prats-de-Mollo. This morning, a little shopping in the only grocery store in the country (for the curious: baguettes, hummus, dried apricots, chocolate cereal bars and a can of pre-cooked lentils), then immediately set off on the more agile gears. Once at …

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August 20, 2024,Pyrenäen Tag 13: Col de Jou & Col d'Ares

One of my longest and, in my opinion, most strenuous days. I start relatively late in Ribes, from there it goes very steeply up into the mountains to the Col de Jou. The forest path is mostly concrete, there is minimal vehicle traffic. The views are spectacular, but the sun is blazing.
After the descent, I ride along a railway …

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Col d'Ares – Coll d'Arès loop from Ripoll

Iron and Coal Route

Church of Santa Cecilia of Molló

Ascent to Coll d'Ares

Col d'Ares

View Descending from Coll d'Ares

Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste

Coll d'Arès

Old Bridge of Sant Joan de les Abadesses

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