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Notre Dame d'Aquilon – Vars Sainte-Marie loop from Guillestre

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Guillestre

Notre Dame d'Aquilon – Vars Sainte-Marie loop from Guillestre

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Notre Dame d'Aquilon – Vars Sainte-Marie loop from Guillestre

02:02

25.2km

760m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Queyras

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429 m

Notre Dame d'Aquilon

Highlight • Religious Site

In the city center of Guillestre, one cannot remain indifferent to this majestic building and its monumental gate. The stylophoric lions at the entrance (a word from the Greek meaning …

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7.61 km

View of the Écrins Mountains from the Meadow

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9.63 km

Belvedere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Spectacular stretch with magnificent views.

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12.6 km

Ecumenical Center

Highlight • Religious Site

You enter a place surprising by its architecture. It is not a usual church since it is not consecrated like Catholic religious buildings: it is an ecumenical center. Catholic or …

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13.0 km

Vars Sainte-Marie

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It was in this village that the first equipment, ski lifts, hotels and sports shops were established to welcome visitors. In 1938, the very first ski lift was established in …

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20.5 km

View of the Écrins and Pelvoux (glacier)

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A truly impressive view of the Pelvoux glacier (not to be confused with the Meije which is further around the corner near the Col de Lauteret) and the Écrins National Park.

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25.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.3 km

644 m

144 m

115 m

Surfaces

24.9 km

167 m

117 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,670 m)

Lowest point (1,000 m)

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Sunday 5 July

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Notre Dame d'Aquilon – Vars Sainte-Marie loop from Guillestre

Notre Dame d'Aquilon

View of the Écrins Mountains from the Meadow

Belvedere

Ecumenical Center

Vars Sainte-Marie

View of the Écrins and Pelvoux (glacier)

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