Port de Pailhères

Port de Pailhères
Sign at Mijanès at the start of the Port de Pailhères
Elevation	2,001 m (6,565 ft)
Traversed by	D25
Location	Ariège, France
Range	Pyrenees
Coordinates	42°44′0″N 01°59′33″E / 42.73333°N 1.99250°E / 42.73333; 1.99250Coordinates: 42°44′0″N 01°59′33″E / 42.73333°N 1.99250°E / 42.73333; 1.99250
Port de Pailhères Location of Port de Pailhères

The Port de Pailhères (or Col de Pailhères) (elevation 2,001 m (6,565 ft)) is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees, located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès (south-east) and Ax-les-Thermes (west).

Starting from Mijanes, the Col de Pailhères is 10.6 km (6.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 871 m (2,858 ft) (an average gradient of 8.2%) with a maximum gradient of 10.2%.

Starting from Ax-les-Thermes, the Col de Pailhères is 18.6 km (11.6 mi) long. Over this distance, the climb is 1,281 m (4,203 ft), (an average gradient of 6.9%) with a maximum gradient of 10.4% near the summit.

The climb has been used in five stages of the Tour de France cycle race with its first appearance coming in 2003. In 2013, it was used on the eighth stage, when the riders also competed for the Souvenir Henri Desgrange.