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ROUTE DES GRANDES ALPES

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Beautifully styled, welcoming and warm hotel restaurant with panoramic views and a short stroll into the charming village of Hauteluce. Doorstep skiing in the winter (conditions allowing). Mon circuit continue ensuite vers Modane et Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne où vous apprécierez de déjeuner dans un bon petit restaurant. JOUR 2 après-midi – Sommets mythiques et Parc des Ecrins Anything else? The central bar of this figure-eight route is Furka Pass, which famously appeared in the Bond film Goldfinger. Running the passes in this sequence means you get to ride it once in each direction.

The further the descent leads us into the valley, the higher the mountain giants tower to the left and right. You reach today’s destination, Aussois, via a small balcony road, through larch and pine forests. The many Vauban fortifications bear witness to the village’s former strategic position, when Savoy was alternately French and Italian over the centuries. Cols of the day The long and demanding ascent of the Col de l’Iseran from the north is 47 km, making it the longest mountain pass in France. However, gradients are moderate with 4% average and 7% max. The road leads you first up to the busy ski resort of Val d’Isère, before entering high-alpine terrain on the last 16 km. You’ll enjoy beautiful views on this, your first high mountain experience of the route. Albeit the moderate gradients, you have to climb 2,000 m to reach the Iseran’s magnificent summit. Le circuit continue jusqu’au pays Queyras, où vous pourrez admirer les Gorges du Guil. Impressionnantes, étroites et profondes, elles sont taillées dans des roches noirâtres qui contrastent avec la couleur émeraude de la rivière du Guil. On our level 3 trip, we also take in the difficult Col du Joux Plane from Morzine with 7 km above 9 % (1 km at 11 %). You’ll recognise it from the Tour de France stages! Cols of the day This 710 kilometre traverse of the Alps winds along mountain sides, glaciers, mountain pastures and forests, taking in around 17,000m of climbing and 18 major cols; mythical beasts such as the Col de l’Iseran, Col du Galibier, Col du Lautaret, Col d’Izoard.

This Col would not classify as the highest one in the area, but it's worthwhile to include it in a ride as it is in a very beautiful part of the French Alps. It is located between the departments of Hautes-Alpes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, and connects the Ubaye Valley with the Queyras valley and Embrun. Onderweg naar Morzine rij je voorbij La Vernaz langs de Pont du Diable kloof, onderdeel van het Geopark Chablais. De kloof werd al in de 19de-eeuw gevonden en staat nu open voor bezoek, waarbij je de rivier de Dranse langs de gekartelde rotswanden kan zien voeren. Morzine

The D902 road curls up and around the Col, which makes it one of the highest mountain roads of Europe - but sadly, also one of the worst maintained ones. Vervolgens rij je een stuk naar Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne, op 715 m hoogte gelegen, om vanaf daar de Col du Télégraphe te nemen naar 1566 m hoogte. Post-WWI technical improvements in braking and handling spurred a growth in private car sales, and during the 1920s the Route soon became one of Europe’s most celebrated touring itineraries. Early coach operators began offering excursions to high passes like Galibier and Lauteret, where hotels and restaurants soon opened to cater for early tourists.Right after you've devoured the magnificent Col de la Colombière, the Route des Grandes Alpes dunks into the heart of this enchanting scenery through the famous villages of Grand-Bornand and La Clusaz, and of course the Col des Aravis, and its fairytale landscape. Die Straßen und Pässe werden von den Einheimischen nicht (nur) wegen der schönen Aussichten genutzt, sondern als Verbindunsgwege zwischen den Ortschaften. Daher lieber zügig fahren, um niemanden aufzuhalten. De Pas is gelegen op 2646 m hoogte en ligt tussen de Arvan-Villards en Cerces massieven, met uitzicht over de bergtoppen in de omgeving en het nationale park Écrins in de verte. Voor de overnachting kan je in Valberg terecht in het Adonis Valberg, een comfortabel appartementencomplex. Elk appartement heeft een woonkamer, badkamer, kichenette en slaapkamer. Je verblijft hier vanaf €106 per nacht. Meer info en boeken Vanaf Briançon rij je richting Guillestre via de Col d’Izoard, op 2361 m hoogte. Guillestre ligt vervolgens een stuk lager, op 1000 m hoogte. Vanaf daar rij je door naar Vars, waar je de Col de Vars neemt. Deze bergpas ligt op 2111 m hoogte. Vervolgens rij je nog een stuk door naar het op 1030 m hoogte gelegen Barcelonnette.

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