Port d’Envalira (East side)
Port d’Envalira (el. 2408 m.) is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees in Andorra, that connects El Pas de la Casa with the rest of the country. It is the highest paved road in the Pyrenees. The climb has been featured several times at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana cycling races. The construction of a toll tunnel to avoid the mountain pass started in 1999 and opened to traffic in 2002. The tunnel is located at an altitude of about 2000 meters and is nearly 3 kilometers long. This is a very long and steady climb. The first part is on quite a busy road, but after the turnoff for the tunnel and the tax-free shopping town of Pas de la Casa it gets better.
Region: Occitanie
City: Mérens-les-Vals
Distance: 25.78 km
Elevation Gain: 1194 m
Elevation Loss: 234 m
Difficulty: 763 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 6.41 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.37 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 1215 m
Max elevation: 2409 m
Ride Category: Climb