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Clarée Valley – Refuge Napoléon Col d'Izoard loop from Bardonecchia

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Clarée Valley – Refuge Napoléon Col d'Izoard loop from Bardonecchia

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Clarée Valley – Refuge Napoléon Col d'Izoard loop from Bardonecchia

07:48

105km

2,490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 6.17 km for 3.28 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 9.50 km for 584 m

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 10.2 km for 5.08 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 45.2 km for 6.61 km

Closed: • October 1-June 15 (otherwise open)

After 51.9 km for 8.65 km

Closed: • October 1-June 15 (otherwise open)

After 90.8 km for 5.06 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 96.0 km for 3.88 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

752 m

Bardonecchia

Highlight • Settlement

From Bardonecchia along a high valley on a partly moderately traveled road to Pian del Colle and then on to Col de l'Echelle.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardonecchia and quaeldich.de/paesse/col-de-l-echelle

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2

5.74 km

Pian del Colle

Highlight • Parking

large car parks to start the tours towards the Valle Stretta and Colle della Scala

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3

9.44 km

View of Narrow Valley and Mount Thabor

Highlight • Other

10.4 km

Centro 37

Fort

12.6 km

Col de l'Échelle

Viewpoint

6

15.2 km

Clarée Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

In the heart of the Hautes-Alpes, on the French-Italian border, this destination offers more than 20,000 hectares of pure nature.
Along the Clarée, there are two pretty towns, Val-des-Prés and …

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7

24.9 km

Saint-Claude Church of Val-des-Prés

Highlight • Religious Site

very nice and characteristic little church

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8

42.9 km

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi

Highlight • Other

45.5 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

10

51.8 km

Refuge Napoléon Col d'Izoard

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Refuge Napoléon is a place you must stop during your bike ride over the Col d'Izoard. Nowhere else do the cakes taste as good as here. And that is not …

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52.9 km

Col d'Izoard

Mountain Pass

12

72.1 km

Briançon

Highlight • Settlement

Briançon is a fortified city in the heart of the French Alps. At 1,326 meters above sea level it is one of the highest cities in France. Its fortifications, designed …

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105 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.6 km

34.5 km

5.89 km

2.43 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

105 km

140 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,350 m)

Lowest point (1,210 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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