Gipière Pass of Oronaye – Col de Ruburent loop from Val-d'Oronaye

Mountain biking trails

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Barcelonnette

Val-D'Oronaye

Gipière Pass of Oronaye – Col de Ruburent loop from Val-d'Oronaye

Hard

4.3

(3)

riders

Gipière Pass of Oronaye – Col de Ruburent loop from Val-d'Oronaye

04:45

36.3km

1,480m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 10.6 km for 939 m

After 17.4 km for 410 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.04 km

Parte della Transubayenne

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Part of the road that is part of the Transubayenne. This part of the route is on a dirt road that is fairly well maintained.

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14.2 km

Gipière Pass of Oronaye

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Route from Larche towards Lac de l'Oronaye

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17.1 km

Lac de l'Orrenaye

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French Alpine basin of natural origin, located in the Ubayette valley.

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18.2 km

Col de Ruburent

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The hill between Lac de l'Oronaye and Lake Superior of Roburent

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18.8 km

Upper Roburent Lake

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The largest and most spectacular of the three lakes of the same name.
Its formation seems to be due to both the karst phenomenon and the glacial action.
Stopping in …

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19.1 km

Lago Superiore di Roburent

Lake

19.7 km

Ruins

30.9 km

Lac de l'Argentera

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Beautiful lake just at the pass of the Col di Larche.

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31.5 km

Col de Larche / Colle della Maddalena

Mountain Pass

32.5 km

Panoramic view

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The valley is superb in winter. You can go ski touring, cross-country skiing or snowshoeing there.

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36.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

10.7 km

8.49 km

468 m

107 m

Surfaces

16.8 km

8.96 km

5.61 km

3.70 km

1.17 km

107 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,500 m)

Lowest point (1,690 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

17°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

August 21, 2024,MTB - Argentera, Laghi di Roburent

A tour as demanding as it is rewarding ... we start from Argentera on a comfortable asphalt road that takes us over the hill to the Colle della Maddalena and then take the dirt road that will take us under the Tête de Viraysse, a small descent and then we go back up to the Colle delle Munie through steep …

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