This beautiful dirt path was created from the site of an old industrial railway, known as Decauville, named after the engineer who invented this type of rail transport in the 1870s, Paul Decauville. In the 1920s and 1930s this railway on the Rochemolles torrent was used for the construction of the Sallarce dam and was part of the works that would lead to the electrification of the Frejus railway. To cross the Almiane river there is a notable wooden bridge.

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Befembeker

August 30, 2023

Cycling

The term Decauville is associated with the type of portable narrow gauge (600 mm) railway, presented to the world in 1878 by Paul Decauville.
The works for the construction of …

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Gabri 🇮🇹

September 28, 2023

Mountain biking

Flat route on the route of the former narrow gauge railway used in the 1930s for the construction of the dam

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1. Rochemolles Village – Rochemolles Lake and Dam loop from Beaulard

35.9km

03:19

1,050m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Distance 5.90 km

Uphill 380 m

Downhill 330 m

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Location: Bardonecchia, Torino, Piedmont, Italy

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