The Top 10 Gorges around Barcelonnette
Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 10
to choose from around Barcelonnette. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Barcelonnette.
to choose from around Barcelonnette. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure around Barcelonnette.
Last updated: October 5, 2025
A beautiful climb through the Gorges de la Blanche. The road climbs for about 15 km from Les Espinasses toselonnet. The gradient is quite stable with an average gradient of 5-6%.
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Near the Serre-Ponçon dam, you can enjoy this picturesque and dizzying road with almost no traffic to overlook the Blanche River.
Be careful on the road though, it is not …
Be careful on the road though, it is not …
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Near the Serre-Ponçon dam, you can enjoy this picturesque and dizzying road with almost no traffic to overlook the Blanche River.
Be careful on the road though, it is not …
Be careful on the road though, it is not …
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A worthwhile section from Selonnette to Espinasse along La Blanche. Here you go on bumpy road through a remarkable gorge.
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The Châtelet bridge is an impressive stone arch bridge, built 27 meters above the Ubaye.
The bridge is the only motorized means of access to the picturesque village of Fouillouse.
The bridge is the only motorized means of access to the picturesque village of Fouillouse.
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Spectacular military road that climbs up the valley to reach the low battery of the Viraysse fort.
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Stone driveway bridge in the upper Ubaye Valley to reach the village of Foillouse. Panoramic point near the road coming from Saint Paul. The view from above the bridge is very dizzying.
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Exceptional point of view.
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this part about the lava stones, it looks like Iceland!
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At the foot of the Grand Parpaillon, a peaceful and magical place before starting the final ascent.
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