Altigraphs
Popular climbs Pico del Veleta por Collado de las Sabinas Pico del Veleta por Canales Pico del Veleta
Or browse
Map Regions
Join Altigraphs
  • Save climbs to ride later
  • Add rider notes and photos
  • Add a missing climb or fix one
Sign up Log in
Add a climb
Preferences
EN ES FR IT
HC Where this climb is: Haute-GaronneOccitania, France

Balès

South-eastern ascent from Bagnères de Luchon
GPX Profile
Length
19.3 km
Height gain
1129 m
Average
5.8%
Steepest km
11.6%
Summit altitude
1757 m
Difficulty
248
2 ways up Compare all 2

Elevation profile

627 m → 1757 m Touch or hover to inspect
Elevation profile: Balès from Bagnères de Luchon
0–4% 4–6% 6–8% 8–10% 10–14% 14%+
Steepest km: km 5 at 11.6%

Climb analysis

Where the climbing is

0–4%
5.8 km
4–6%
3.1 km
6–8%
4.8 km
8–10%
4.8 km
10–14%
0.8 km
14%+
0.3 km

Hardest sustained

1 km · km 4.0–5.0
11.6%
2 km · km 4.0–6.0
10.5%
5 km · km 1.6–6.6
7.5%

Time to the top

1h 23 at 3 W/kg · 70 kg rider + 8 kg bike, no wind
How this is calculated

Kilometre by kilometre

Export CSV
Km Altitude Gradient 0–15%
1 667 m 4.0%
2 746 m 7.9%
3 763 m 1.7%
4 826 m 6.4%
5 942 m 11.6%
6 1037 m 9.5%
7 1086 m 4.9%
8 1132 m 4.6%
9 1193 m 6.1%
10 1201 m 0.8%

Route map

Two fingers to pan
Directions
Satellite
Road surface not mapped yet Report a road type
No tunnels mapped Map a tunnel

About Balès

How long and how steep?
From Bagnères de Luchon, Balès is 19.3 km long and climbs 1,129 m at an average of 5.8%, to a summit at 1,757 m. Its steepest kilometre, km 5, averages 11.6%.
How long does it take?
At 3 W/kg it takes about 1 h 23 min to reach the top, at 4 W/kg about 1 h 05 min (70 kg rider, 8 kg bike, no wind).
What category is it?
It's an HC (hors catégorie) climb, with a difficulty score of 248.
Where is it?
It's in Haute-Garonne, Occitania, France.

How hard is 248?

Difficulty score is length × gradient, weighted for the steepest kilometre.

Calar Alto, Bacares 248
Higa de Monreal, Monreal / Elo 248
Balès, Bagnères de Luchon 248
Parque das Queimadas, Pico do Tanoeiro 247
Chez la Jode- Plateau de Glières, Le Petit-Bornand 247

Around here

Map of climbs around here Search every climb

Help complete this climb

Riders’ photos, notes and corrections make every profile better.

Add a photo No photos yet — the last kilometre, the summit sign Write a rider note Traffic, water, where it really bites Map a tunnel Mark where the road goes underground Report a road type Not mapped yet — paved, unpaved or cobbles
Vote the best months to ride No votes yet
Nobody has voted yet Ridden this one? Tap the months you'd recommend to help other riders time it right.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
▼
N
D
Tap a month you'd recommend
Edit climb data Report an error History
Added by H4rek · 1 contributor

Climbs nearby

Col de Peyresourde From Bagnères-de-Luchon · starts here
13.8 km +952 m 6.9%
Hospice de France From Bagnères-de-Luchon · starts 1.4 km away
10.7 km +740 m 6.9%
Superbagnères de Luchon From Bagnères-de-Luchon · starts 1.4 km away
17.0 km +1160 m 6.8%
Col du Portillon From Luchon · starts 2.2 km away
7.9 km +638 m 8.0%