Col des Bordères (Pyrenees)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
Arrens Marsous	1,156m	277m	4.0 km	6.9%	148	***

Climb Description

Col des Borderes is a short and pleasant cycling climb running parallel to the Col de Soulor. It is popular with cyclists looking to avoid the main road between Arrens-Marsous and Argeles-Gazost, and it offers a more tranquil and scenic ride.

It is tougher than the average gradient suggests, with a lot of irregularities, including some stretches in double figurees.

Col des Borderes can be open throughout the year, although closures are possible due to snow in the winter. The pass is not routinely cleared.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in good condition and there is little traffic throughout.

Alternative Routes

Col de Borderes can also be reached from Argeles Gazost. However, this is a long and irregular descent with several downhill and flat stretches, rather than a sustained climb.

Nearby Climbs

Col d'Aubisque (Soulor)

Col de Spandelles

Col de Couraduque

Col de Marie Blanque

Col du Pourtalet

Col de Pierre St Martin

Hautacam

Luz Ardiden

Cycling Holidays

Col des Bordères can be climbed as a route extension option on our Pyrenees Coast to Coast and Best of the Pyrenees cycling holidays.

Check out the information below for details of these and some of the tours that we run in high mountains.