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Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Briga Alta

Via del Sale – Pas du Tanarel loop from Upega

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Italy
Piedmont
Cuneo
Briga Alta

Via del Sale – Pas du Tanarel loop from Upega

Hard

4.3

(4)

28

riders

Via del Sale – Pas du Tanarel loop from Upega

10:59

92.6km

3,860m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 60.0 km for 85 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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5.94 km

Via del Sale

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23.0 km

Colle San Bernardo di Mendatica

Mountain Pass

3

35.6 km

Pas du Tanarel

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The Passo Tanarello is located on the Italian-French border at 2,042 meters above sea level. It connects the Roya Valley in France and the Tanaro Valley in Italy.

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4

44.5 km

Fontaine Dux

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Excellent water supply

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5

55.7 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Fountains

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The Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines chapel, or the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Fountains, is located very close to the Italian border and welcomes around 12,000 people a year. The name comes from seven local springs that flow from the rock.

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58.3 km

Exploit technique or work of the devil? The Pont du Coq immediately surprises with its improbable angle above the Levenza. It was rebuilt in 1710 after a flood destroyed the old medieval bridge.

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59.6 km

La Brigue

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Before the Treaty of Paris, which followed the conclusion of the Second World War, La Brigue was part of the province of Cuneo with the name of Briga Marittima. After …

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67.5 km

Ruins

Ruins

9

88.1 km

characteristic stretch of the via del sale with a beautiful glimpse of Pian del Lupo

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89.6 km

Colletta delle Salse

Mountain Pass

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92.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.2 km

20.4 km

1.82 km

200 m

Surfaces

30.5 km

24.1 km

22.2 km

9.89 km

5.01 km

409 m

356 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,020 m)

Lowest point (770 m)

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Monday 20 July

25°C

12°C

29 %

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Comments

August 2, 2024,🇮🇹🇫🇷Alta Via del Sale (2): Vom Rif. Barbera zum Rif. LaTerza und runter ins RoyaTal bis La Brigue
Second day of our Via del Sale tour after a nice dinner and a good night's sleep up in the Refugio Don Barbera directly on the Ligurian border ridge road

Km 0-2: Small sunrise hike alone, shortly after six 150 m above the hut

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