Pontechianale Dam – Abriès loop from Col Agnel / Colle dell'Agnello

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Molines-En-Queyras

Pontechianale Dam – Abriès loop from Col Agnel / Colle dell'Agnello

Hard

riders

Pontechianale Dam – Abriès loop from Col Agnel / Colle dell'Agnello

10:56

101km

3,420m

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: September 24, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.88 km for 349 m

Closed: • October-June (otherwise open)

After 28.6 km for 9.66 km

Closed: • October-June (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.24 km

Viewpoint

10.4 km

Crotto Trail

Highlight • Trail

11.5 km

Footbridge

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Small walkway on wooden planks to be able to cross the stream

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12.5 km

Lakeside Trail at Lago di Pontechianale

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This beautiful path runs along the shores of Lake Pontechianale, offering breathtaking views.

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14.4 km

Pontechianale Dam

Highlight • Structure

On the dam passes the last (or the first) part of the route.

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16.5 km

Bridge over the Varaita

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Wooden bridge to cross the Varaita

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22.9 km

Lago artificiale di Castello

Lake

28.2 km

Chianale

Highlight • Settlement

A quintessential Piemontese mountain farming village. Charming, beautiful and with a sense of connection to a very different world of old.

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68.2 km

Abriès

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Abriès is a small, cozy place in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. In addition to the beautiful landscape, there is a lot of agriculture here - and that's about it. The …

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87.4 km

Queyras Regional Nature Park

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At an altitude of over 2,400 metres and with winter conditions lasting nine months of the year, the flora in the Queyras Regional Nature Park is reduced to the most …

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100 km

Refuge Agnel

Alpine Hut

101 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.7 km

34.9 km

9.06 km

4.27 km

1.50 km

Surfaces

34.9 km

29.5 km

13.0 km

12.9 km

5.21 km

4.49 km

1.39 km

Elevation

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Highest point (2,730 m)

Lowest point (1,350 m)

Weather

Friday 6 November

2°C

-8°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

September 9, 2023,Abriès → Sampeyre

Across the Queyras Nature Park, we head over the Col Agnel back to Italy. The ascent to the third highest asphalted Alpine pass is of course no problem with the MTB :-)

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