It's essential to pass the Télégraphe test before tackling the Galibier. The name "Télégraphe" is strange, but the explanation for its name is quite simple: this mid-level pass, with an …
Les Lacets de Montvernier is a highest point in the French Alps. It's a short climb of only 2.32 kilometers long with 287 meters of drop. The average slope is …
The Col de Chaussy connects Pontamafrey 4 km west of St-Jean-de-Maurienne with the south ramp of the Col de la Madeleine. From the south (Pontamafrey) coming over the Montvernier serpentine road are about 1000 meters to overcome.
We drove from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne over the Col du Mollard on the Croix de Fer. Great route with little traffic. Only the connecting road (downhill) between Mollard and Croix de Fer …