Port de Lers 1517m.a.s.l. from Tarascon-sur-Ariège and Col de Port:
1. Directions:
How to get to Tarascon-sur-Ariège, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We're starting the route according to the map;
- 0,9km: (485m.a.s.l.) - at the roundabout, take the right onto D618 road (signposted Col de Port);
- 1,6km: (493m.a.s.l.) - at the large roundabout, take the second exit (signposted D618 Col de Port);
- 8km: (677m.a.s.l.) - there's a bistro on the left next to the church - you can stock up on drinks;
- 17,9km: Col de Port (1249m.a.s.l.) the first goal achieved; there's a restaurant Auberge de la Sapiniere on the right before the pass;

The climb profile from Tarascon-sur-Ariège (1,6km) to Col de Port (17,9km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We continue on D25 road towards Mijanès, descending:
- 27,5km: Espies (797m.a.s.l.) - there's a grocery store on the left;
- 30,8km: Massat (657m.a.s.l.) - grocery stores and food points - a good place for coffee before the climb to Port de Lers; head towards D18 road (signposted Le Port); the climb starts; a place to refill drinking water;
- 43,6km: (1300m.a.s.l.) turn right for 200m to the Bar-Restaurant de l'Etang-Lers food point; continue on D18;
- 47,4km: Port de Lers (1517m.a.s.l.) - the second goal achieved;

The climb profile from Massat (54,5km) to Port de Lers (67,5km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We descend on D18 road towards Tarascon-sur-Ariège:
- 58,9km: Vicdessos (718m.a.s.l.) turn onto D8 road towards Tarascon-sur-Ariège; after 300m, on the left next to Chemin de Mariotte, there's a drinking water point;
- 59,5km: Val-de-Sos - Vicdessos (731m.a.s.l.) on the right, next to the information center, there's a public toilet; on the left, behind the Spar petrol station, there's a grocery store; cross the bridge over the river and continue on D8 road, along the Vicdessos river;
- 72,8km: (1095m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the third exit onto N20 road (signposted Centr Ville) and drive back to the starting point;

- video of Tour de France (2022 - stage 16) - the climb from Vicdessos to Port de Lers, presented on the Eurosport France YouTube channel;

Statistics about Port de Lers can be found on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent from Tarascon-sur-Ariège to Col de Port:
- start at an altitude of 493m.a.s.l. (1,6km) finish at 1249m.a.s.l. (17,9km)
- total elevation difference: 811m
- distance: 16,3km
- average gradient: 4,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 9%

Col de Port in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent from Massat to Port de Lers:
- start at an altitude of 657m.a.s.l. (30,8km) finish at 1517m.a.s.l. (47,4km)
- total elevation difference: 863m
- distance: 16,6km
- average gradient: 5,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11,8%

Port de Lers in Google Street View: