Lago Ciarcierio – Col de Joux loop from Brusson

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Lago Ciarcierio – Col de Joux loop from Brusson

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Lago Ciarcierio – Col de Joux loop from Brusson

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69.6km

2,540m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 15.8 km for 120 m

After 29.6 km for 51 m

After 49.5 km for 65 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

6.63 km

Crepin Pond

Highlight • Lake

Nice slice of landscape.
Watch the tiny fences here around, that might be barely visible. From here a fast descend to Extrepieraz starts.

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25.7 km

Lago Ciarcierio

Highlight • Lake

Lake Ciarcierio is a small body of water, ideal for a short break during the Monte Rosa Tour.

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27.1 km

Secondo Lago della Forca

Lake

39.5 km

Fromagerie du Pays de l'Abondance

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful cellar with free access to a window overlooking the cheese maturation. You enter through a door at the bottom of the building. Unmissable if you are at Alpe Metsan.

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39.6 km

Rifugio La Tchavana di Alpe Mezzan

Highlight • Mountain Hut

refuge where you can eat and drink

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46.8 km

Ru Courtod Trail

Highlight • Trail

Characteristic Ru trait

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56.5 km

View of Brusson and Lake Brusson from the Ru

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great track and indeed the views are magnificent. Steep cliffs by times but the road is large and safe.

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57.7 km

Col de Joux

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Col de Joux, located at an altitude of 1,640 meters, is a wooded pass that connects Saint-Vincent to the municipality of Brusson. The trails leading here are simple and non-technical, …

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61.3 km

View of Lake Brusson and the Dame di Challand

Highlight • Viewpoint

Splendid panorama on the lake of Brusson and the Ladies of Challand.

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62.0 km

Col Tzecore

Mountain Pass

63.5 km

Belvedere sul Col Tzecore

Viewpoint

69.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.8 km

10.5 km

5.54 km

3.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.9 km

7.68 km

7.24 km

1.87 km

1.60 km

239 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,370 m)

Lowest point (1,280 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 18, 2023,Monterosa Prestige Classic 2023

Giro 2023 of the monterosa prestige, track taken from their website.

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October 6, 2022,Area Pic Nic Colle Tzecore -Col de Joux - Meuan-Vardaz-Saint-Jaques und zurück

The 13 tunnels are really cool and give the whole tour a plus. The sticking point is the short but steep ascent at the end of the Galleria route. But worth it for me. Afterwards there was a hearty polenta on Mezan as a reward (the agriturismo was still open on October 6th)

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June 25, 2025,Tchavanna & Ru Courtod

It's been a couple of days that I feel like I'm pre-menstruating, nervous and a bit standoffish. Maybe it's the heat? I don't know...
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For 2 weeks Sandrino has been organizing a MTB outing in Val d'Ayas with QuelliDelKomoot and the group was practically complete. So a bit indisposed, last night I washed the MTB and discovered that the …

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September 7, 2024,Vollon, Saint Jacques, Alpeggi, 14 gallerie.

I never tire of doing it again, spectacular!
From Vollon to Saint Jacques you avoid the asphalt almost entirely, passing through splendid pine forests. Short stretch with a minimum of difficulty.
Here we take advantage of a bit of asphalt for the first part of the climb, followed by a comfortable dirt road.
Further on you begin to follow the …

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