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Mountain roads and green volcanic ridges seen from Puy Mary
Pas de Peyrol and the Cantal ridges, seen from Puy Mary.

Explore the roads below Puy Mary through six selected approaches. Compare Pas de Peyrol from Dienne, Mandailles and Salers, then look at Pertus and Serre for a different pass or a shorter climb in the volcanic massif.

Compare the climbs

6 selected routes, from 4.5 km to 23.0 km, with 283 m to 857 m of elevation gain.

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Climb and approachDistanceElevation gainAverage gradient
Pas de Peyrol / Puy Mary from Dienne10.9 km534 m4.9%
Pas de Peyrol / Puy Mary from Mandailles via Col de Redondet11.9 km682 m5.6%
Pas de Peyrol / Puy Mary from Salers23.0 km857 m3.4%
Col du Pertus from Mandailles4.5 km389 m8.4%
Col du Pertus from Saint-Jacques-des-Blats5.7 km331 m5.4%
Col de Serre from Dienne7.3 km283 m3.9%

The road ends below Puy Mary

The cycling destination is Pas de Peyrol, the road pass below Puy Mary. The final ascent to the mountain summit is on foot. The three approaches here converge on the same pass, so choose the valley first; they are not three separate summits to add to one ride.

Mandailles or Dienne?

Mandailles gives access to the selected Pas de Peyrol and Pertus approaches. Dienne is the start for another Peyrol approach and Col de Serre. The Salers side and Pertus from Saint-Jacques-des-Blats expand the regional comparison across other valleys. Check current access to Pas de Peyrol: the high road closes seasonally.

Average gradient describes the recorded route as a whole. Open a climb to see its elevation profile and how the gradient changes along the road.

Further reading

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