Menton Bay – Castillon Pass loop from Monaco - Monte Carlo

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Menton Bay – Castillon Pass loop from Monaco - Monte Carlo

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Menton Bay – Castillon Pass loop from Monaco - Monte Carlo

06:11

111km

2,330m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 82.2 km for 69 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.72 km

Menton Bay

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A beautiful place with a panoramic view over the bay of Menton and the coastline to Italy.

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10.8 km

Menton is a truly magnificent city which has a particular microclimate, even better than that of Nice. The city is sheltered by the mountains which literally fall at the feet of the city and protect it. Its old town is one of the most beautiful on the Mediterranean coast.

In winter, the lemon festival gives it even more color. And she already has a lot! Menton is located on the border with Italy.

People from Menton often go shopping in Ventimiglia, the nearest Italian town which is just over the border.

There is an institution in Menton: jams from Maison Herbin. I invite you to taste them, by taking a tour of their store.

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26.0 km

Castillon Pass

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Fantastically beautiful pass road without traffic, as this runs mostly on the new road.

Attention: the new road is closed to cyclists, because at the top of the pass there is a 1km long, single-lane tunnel. This highlight is located on the old road that runs exactly over the tunnel of the new road. Therefore it may happen that komoot sends you on the new road. Be sure to check before driving!

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26.5 km

Col de Castillon via the old pass road

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A quiet and little sought after pass near the summit thanks to the tunnel not accessible by bike. The Col de Castillon is 12 km long from Menton with an elevation gain of 649 m and an average gradient of 5.3%.

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39.0 km

Col de Vescavo

Mountain Pass

39.1 km

Col de Vescavo – Olivetta San Michele Border Crossing

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Small and westernmost municipality in all of Liguria, Olivetta San Michele is located between Col de Vescavo and Airole, along the banks of the Bevera stream. Here the Ligurian Roiasco dialect is spoken, but - a unique case in Liguria - the entire municipal territory also belongs to the historical Occitan linguistic minority. Olivetta, which has a station on the Ventimiglia-Turin route in the hamlet of San Michele, is part of the Union of the municipalities of the Nervia and Roja Valleys.

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56.7 km

Sospel

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In Sospel, you are already in Italy!

You will discover very pretty streets and alleys with colorful houses where it is pleasant to stroll, a superb baroque-style cathedral, but also the Pont-Vieux, as well as several still standing Maginot Line fortifications.

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82.0 km

Plage Hawaï

Beach

84.1 km

View of the French Riviera from Capo Mortola

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Short rest at the bridge overlooking the coast of France. Stop is worthwhile.

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111 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.7 km

28.5 km

5.61 km

416 m

294 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

107 km

2.46 km

778 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

19°C

14°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

March 20, 2025,Col de Castillon & Col de Vescavo

A wonderful tour into the hinterland and into Italy. Still, you're not allowed to go through the tunnels...why doesn't Komoot point this out? I couldn't find any alternatives on the spot. But: after five days of driving around here, I was honked at in the tunnel for the first time today...and only by a car, and rightly so...it's really fun …

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