Villard-Notre-Dame Tunnel – Solude Pass loop from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

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Villard-Notre-Dame Tunnel – Solude Pass loop from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

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Villard-Notre-Dame Tunnel – Solude Pass loop from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

03:51

43.9km

1,770m

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: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.85 km for 211 m

After 2.76 km for 459 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.74 km

Villard-Notre-Dame Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

For this ride it is absolutely necessary to have good lighting on your bike. Of the 4 tunnels, 2 are so dark that you can't see your hand in front of your face.

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3.79 km

Viewpoint

9.68 km

Villard-Notre-Dame

Highlight • Settlement

Very nice little mountain village.
There should be a bar but it was closed.
On the way there there are 2 ways to fill up with water.

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13.9 km

Solude Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

At 1,680 meters above sea level, the Col du Solude offers a 360° view of the Grandes Rousses Massif. The climb is not the easiest (on one side or the …

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13.9 km

Solude Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

One of my favourite climbs in the area. There are four short unlit tunnels 1km out of Bourg on the start of the climb and they're quite poorly surfaced, especially …

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33.0 km

Oulles

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Oulles, a hamlet perched at the end of this dizzying road.

Wild Oisans.

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43.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.7 km

2.54 km

641 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.9 km

5.63 km

249 m

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,680 m)

Lowest point (720 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

19°C

10°C

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Comments

April 30, 2023,Runde von Le Bourg d'Oisans - Col de Solude

The real vertical meters are around 1,300. Due to the tunnels and the steep face of the final descent, the GPS recording is not that accurate. There is no last spike in the profile.

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