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

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

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

05:53

49.6km

2,050m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 47.8 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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22 m

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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49 m

Col d'Ares

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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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6.00 km

Basses de Puig Sec

Lake

6.81 km

Puig de la Clapa

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Puig de la Clapa is a mountain reaching an altitude of 1,650 metres, located near Coll d'Ares, in the Eastern Pyrenees, on the border between France and Spain. Coll d'Ares, …

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35.3 km

Dolmen of Castillo

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A few meters from the marked path of the GR 83 is the dolmen of Castillo or Castelló. Located on the heights of the village of Prats-de-Mollo, it is in …

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38.1 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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47.4 km

Sainte Marguerite Chapel

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The Chapel of Saint Margaret, located near the Ares Pass, served as a refuge in 1939 for men and women fleeing the violence of Franco's troops. This shelter, a few …

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49.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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