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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Chambéry
Bassens

Col de l'Épine viewpoint – Épine Pass loop from Chambéry

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Mountain biking trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Chambéry
Bassens

Col de l'Épine viewpoint – Épine Pass loop from Chambéry

Hard

4.3

(3)

42

riders

Col de l'Épine viewpoint – Épine Pass loop from Chambéry

03:21

36.6km

920m

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: March 29, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.1 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

2

18.6 km

Col de l'Épine viewpoint

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Pass to reach Lake Aiguebelette from Chambéry.

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18.9 km

Épine Pass

Highlight • Summit

Pass without too much traffic. Quite steep start to reach Saint Sulpice, the rest is rather regular.
The pass is closed in winter

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4

20.2 km

Definitely relax a bit on this section. Further down towards the lake, the trails become much rougher.

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22.3 km

Crucifix Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and …

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6

23.2 km

View of Lake Aiguebelette

Highlight • Viewpoint

A short detour from Col St. Michel will take you to this fantastic viewpoint, with stunning views over the lake and far to the west, weather permitting.

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23.4 km

Saint-Michel Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

On the pass, there was, among other things, a chapel, a source and a kind of altar with a cross, the latter being still more or less intact on the way.

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31.4 km

Cognin

Highlight • Settlement

B

36.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

8.52 km

8.01 km

5.47 km

2.55 km

121 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

7.02 km

2.87 km

2.24 km

2.03 km

1.83 km

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Highest point (1,020 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Tuesday 12 May

18°C

7°C

12 %

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