The Top 20 Mountain Passes around Vars
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Last updated: October 1, 2025
The Vars pass is located at 2,108 meters and connects the Ubaye valley with the Embrunais. The Col de Vars is a typical passage of the Tour de France, crossed already 35 times since 1947.
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A quiet and rather tame climb - the Col de Vars is overall less spectacular than its neighbors Izoard and Bonette, but still worth a climb!
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Long tunnel, provide light.
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Here the asphalt road ends and you can no longer continue on the BDC.
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Colle del Maurin (2,637 m asl [1] - also called Colle di Mary - Col Maurin or Col de Mary in French) is an alpine pass that connects the Maira Valley in Italy with the Ubaye Valley in France.
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