Barcelonnette – Refuge de la Pare loop from Camping de Rioclar

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Barcelonnette

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Barcelonnette – Refuge de la Pare loop from Camping de Rioclar

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Barcelonnette – Refuge de la Pare loop from Camping de Rioclar

05:24

43.7km

1,370m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 19.4 km for 2.84 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.86 km

Barcelonnette

Highlight • Settlement

Nice town in the Ubaye valley and base for cycling trips to the Col de la Bonette, Col de la Cayolle and Col du Parpaillon.

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11.7 km

Barcelonette view

Highlight • Viewpoint

The gradient is high and you are quickly above the village for the first viewpoint

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18.8 km

Bonnet Vert

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view from Bonnet Vert into the valley towards Bouzoliéres, Faucon and La Sauze is breathtaking.

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21.3 km

Descent from refuge Belfort to bonnet vert

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22.9 km

Chemin horizontal

Highlight • Other

Beautiful path along the hillside, some scree slopes, here in December 2025 only a few snow patches to cross, but passable without snowshoes

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24.6 km

Steep Scree Slope Trail Section

Highlight • Trail

Looks a little worse than it is, the trail is regularly maintained but vigilance is key and walk the bike, don't attempt to ride this section

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30.0 km

Refuge de la Pare

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A former farmhouse located at an altitude of 1,832 meters, the Refuge de la Pare is the ideal place to eat during the day or to rest after a good …

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43.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.0 km

6.21 km

5.18 km

3.10 km

2.43 km

664 m

155 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

10.6 km

8.73 km

7.94 km

2.03 km

1.71 km

388 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,310 m)

Lowest point (1,070 m)

Weather

Tuesday 3 November

7°C

-3°C

63 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 15, 2022,Sortie VTT

Attention course rather adapted to the vae and committed sometimes. The path can be partially degraded or even destroyed at the passages of certain torrents. Difficult carry. I had to turn around on a portion because the path was too narrow and steep, therefore dangerous. Very nice circuit anyway.

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