Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens

Port d’Envalira from Bourg-Madame via Col de Puymorens covers 38.9km and 1,400m of climbing, reaching 2,409m at the summit. The average gradient of 3.6% disguises ramps of 7.5% — the kind of gradient that turns plans into prayers. The 9 hairpin turns break up the climb, each one revealing a new perspective on the road ahead. At 2,409m, the summit rises above the treeline into an exposed, often windswept landscape. Located in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.