Port de Pailhères

#2762 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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The Port de Pailhères is a mountain pass in the Ariège department of the French Pyrenees, located on the secondary road D25 between Mijanès and Ax-les-Thermes. ()

Alternative names: Maximum elevation: 6565 ftCoordinates: 42°43'60"N, 1°59'33"E

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Port de Pailhères – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dent d'Orlu, Château d'Usson, Château de Montaillou, Observatoire de la Montagne.

3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Dent d'Orlu
99 min walk • The Dent d'Orlu, also known as the Pic de Brasseil is a distinctive peak in the Pyrenees in the commune of Orlu in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
4.8 miE
Forts and castles, Historical place
Château d'Usson
123 min walk • The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude river gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at 920 m in altitude and dominates the valley of the Aude.
6.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Montaillou
159 min walk • The Château de Montaillou is a ruined castle in the French village of Montaillou, in the Ariège département. The village of Montaillou, standing on the slope of Mount Allion, was made famous in Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie's history, Montaillou, village occitan.
5 miSW
42°41'15"N • 1°54'60"E
Observatoire de la Montagne, Orlu
127 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park, Museum
5.8 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Camurac
149 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
7.5 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Comus
191 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.

Port de Pailhères

Facts and practical information

Port de Pailhères – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Dent d'Orlu

Château d'Usson

Château de Montaillou

Observatoire de la Montagne, Orlu

War Memorial, Camurac

War Memorial, Comus