The Port de Lers (or Port de l'Hers or Port de Massat) (elevation ) is a
mountain pass
A mountain pass is a navigable route through a mountain range or over a ridge. Since many of the world's mountain ranges have presented formidable barriers to travel, passes have played a key role in trade, war, and both Human migration, human a ...
Aulus-les-Bains
Aulus-les-Bains (; oc, Aulús) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the co ...
Vicdessos
Vicdessos is a former commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Sos.Vicdessos
Vicdessos is a former commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Val-de-Sos.Massat, the climb is long. Over this distance, the climb is (an average of 5.2%), with the steepest sections being at 8.9%. At from the summit is the junction with the climb to the
Col d'Agnes
The Col d'Agnes (elevation ) is a mountain pass in the French Pyrenees in the department of Ariège, between the communities of Aulus-les-Bains (west), Massat (north) and Vicdessos (east).
Details of climb
Starting from Aulus-les-Bains, the cl ...
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Appearances in Tour de France
The Port de Lers was first used in the Tour de France in 1995, since when it has featured seven times, most recently in
2022
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