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Col de Champex from Orsières

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Col de Champex from Orsières

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Col de Champex from Orsières

Name: Col de Champex from Orsières
Rating: 2

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Location: Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland

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Best Road Cycling Rides to Col de Champex from Orsières

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1. Lac des Toules Dam – Great St Bernard Hospice loop from Charrat-Fully

108km

06:28

2,780m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Col de la Forclaz (1527 m) – Col des Montets (1,461 m) loop from Chamonix-Montenvers

124km

07:35

3,390m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Col de la Forclaz (1527 m) – Col des Planches loop from Le Châble

88.7km

06:33

3,040m

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Mattia

April 8, 2025

Whether climbing or descending, the road between Champex-Lac and Orsiéres is simply a joy on a road bike! A few hairpin bends on the ascent help keep the gradient down, with average single-digit gradients down into the high valley.

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Ruedi Beck

November 20, 2024

The descent from Champex-Lac down to Orsières is peppered with incredible views down into the valley and of the Alpine panorama. It's especially picturesque in autumn, when the larch forests turn golden.

There's a small restaurant in Som-la-Proz where you can get some refreshments. Alternatively, you can continue a few kilometers further down the valley to Orsières. There are various shops and restaurants where you can buy everything you need for the rest of your tour.

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Distance 10.2 km

Uphill 130 m

Downhill 720 m

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Saturday 20 December

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32 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Location: Orsières, Entremont, Valais, Switzerland

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Col de Champex from Orsières

1. Lac des Toules Dam – Great St Bernard Hospice loop from Charrat-Fully

2. Col de la Forclaz (1527 m) – Col des Montets (1,461 m) loop from Chamonix-Montenvers

3. Col de la Forclaz (1527 m) – Col des Planches loop from Le Châble

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