グランパラディーゾ国立公園の峠・トップ20

The climb winds through a majestic valley (personally my favorite), never reaching excessive gradients; it's long but pedalable, allowing you to fully enjoy the natural surroundings. Apart from the peak season, there's almost no traffic, although you might encounter a few campers, which can be annoying on the way down. If you tackle the climb during periods of the year when there aren't too many tourists, you might, like me, have pleasant encounters with ibex and chamois that have come down to road level.

https://youtu.be/KdsaBL0twzY?si=-LI75WFE57aHMvCE Very well described by meckomat: first gravel, then 2km of singletrack, sometimes flat, sometimes steeper, the last 300m of elevation gain can only be achieved by pushing at least.

In Noasca the hardest part of the climb to Nivolet begins. Whether through the galleries or across the old road, the uphill section from Noasca to Ceserole Reale is the hardest area by far, with many ramps above 10%. For example, as soon as you leave Noasca, and going up a beautiful waterfall, there is a ramp that reaches 15% over 4 horseshoes. Show!

The waterfalls encountered during the climb are very characteristic

The waterfalls are perfect for mid ride refills.

The Fenêtre de Champorcher (French pron. AFI: [fənɛtʁ də ʃɑ̃pɔʁʃe]; also known simply as col Fenêtre, which means window hill in French) (2,827 m a.s.l.) is an Alpine pass in the Graian Alps which joins the Champorcher valley and the valley of Cogne. The hill opens between Bec Costazza and Torre Ponton. From the side of Champorcher la Finestra is located upstream of Lake Misérin and at the head of the valley; from the Cogne side it is found at the head of the Urtier valley (secondary valley of the Cogne valley). From the window the Gran Paradiso national park begins on the Cogne side and on the one towards Champorcher the Mont Avic natural park.[1] According to the SOIUSA orographic classification, the hill separates two of the supergroups that make up the Gran Paradiso Alps, the Emilius-Tersiva Chain (north of the hill) from the Rosa dei Banchi Group (south).[2] It is located along the route of the Alta via della Valle d'Aosta n. 2. The hill, as well as the path, is crossed by the high-voltage power line that transported the electricity produced by the French Superphenix nuclear reactor to Italy.[3]

Beginning of the challenging stretch towards Ceresole

La Finestra di Champorcher is located between Cogne and Champorcher, at an altitude of 2,827 metres. From here you can clearly admire the Gran Paradiso. Although the altitude difference can be tiring, the trail is made less demanding thanks to the hairpin bends and does not present any particular technical difficulties. In addition, there is also an emergency shelter in case of bad weather.