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Montvernier Hairpins – Col du Chaussy loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

Montvernier Hairpins – Col du Chaussy loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

Hard

4.9

(21)

2,703

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Montvernier Hairpins – Col du Chaussy loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

05:04

76.3km

2,420m

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: March 3, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 38.5 km for 1.19 km

Closed: • October(End)-May(End) (otherwise open)

After 40.0 km for 7.71 km

Closed: • October(End)-May(End) (otherwise open)

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Start point

Train Station

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5.09 km

Montvernier Hairpins

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Les Lacets de Montvernier is a highest point in the French Alps. It's a short climb of only 2.32 kilometers long with 287 meters of drop. The average slope is …

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8.85 km

Montvernier

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Super road hardly a car!

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14.5 km

View of the Maurienne Valley

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Very panoramic, beautiful impression of space.

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14.8 km

Spectacular Cliffside Road Above Montvernier

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This stretch of road is already well above the town of Montvernier, where a vertical strip of rock seems to block any type of access. at this point the road …

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18.9 km

Water point just before the summit

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Great route up high.
IN montvernier there is also a fountain.

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18.9 km

Col de Chaussy

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"No up and straight back down the pass," a small plateau of the Col de Chaussy.
If you ride the shoelace, you'll also get over the pass; it's a nice ride.

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20.1 km

The Col de Chaussy connects Pontamafrey 4 km west of St-Jean-de-Maurienne with the south ramp of the Col de la Madeleine. From the south (Pontamafrey) coming over the Montvernier serpentine road are about 1000 meters to overcome.

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22.7 km

Beautiful descent through Montaimont

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The descent to La Chambre is quick. There is little traffic at the weekend.

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43.7 km

Col de la Madeleine

Mountain Pass

76.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.8 km

3.44 km

860 m

231 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.1 km

6.23 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,980 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

29°C

17°C

11 %

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Montvernier Hairpins – Col du Chaussy loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

Montvernier Hairpins

Montvernier

View of the Maurienne Valley

Spectacular Cliffside Road Above Montvernier

Water point just before the summit

Col de Chaussy

Col du Chaussy

Beautiful descent through Montaimont

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