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Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Bairols

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Nice

Clans

Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Bairols

Hard

5.0

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Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Bairols

05:10

87.7km

2,220m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

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9.86 km

Tinée Valley

Highlight • Other

Spectacular view towards the steep valley of Tinée.

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11.3 km

PO de Fressinéa

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14.8 km

Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The climb begins at the bridge spanning the Vésubie River for a sixteen-kilometer ascent with a positive elevation gain of 1,165 meters. The gradient is fairly steady at around 6/7%, with some peaks at 8%. The road offers beautiful views of the villages of Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée and Roubion.

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30.8 km

Col de la Couillole

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The Col de la Couillole from Saint Sauveur sur tinee is 16km long with 1168m of elevation gain. The average gradient of the climb is 7.3% with maximum gradients of 9.3%.

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37.9 km

Ascent to Col de la Couillole

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de la Couillole is a mountain pass in the Massif du Mercantour-Argentera of the French Alps, situated at an altitude of 1,678 m (5,505 ft) in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France. The road connection is open for six to seven months of the year, allowing travel between the Cians gorges in the west and the Tinée valley in the east.

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39.6 km

Col de Sainte-Anne

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The Col de Sainte-Anne is 3.9 km long with an elevation gain of 228 m and an average gradient of 5.8%.

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48.3 km

Gorges du Cians

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A very beautiful road in the Cians gorges. There are 20 km of climbing from Touët-sur-var to Beuil. The average grade is around 5%, but there are steeper sections down and near the top.

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87.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.5 km

8.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

87.7 km

112 m

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Highest point (1,670 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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