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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Nice
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Menton – Castillon Pass loop from Carnolès

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France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Nice
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Menton – Castillon Pass loop from Carnolès

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Menton – Castillon Pass loop from Carnolès

07:38

101km

2,510m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 26 m for 21 m

After 101 km for 21 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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2.92 km

Menton

Highlight • Settlement

Menton is a truly magnificent city which has a particular microclimate, even better than that of Nice. The city is sheltered by the mountains which literally fall at the feet …

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2

14.7 km

Lacettes of Castillon

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Very beautiful section of the climb to the Col de Castillon with numerous hairpin bends that make the road winding and panoramic. The climb from Menton is about 12 kilometers …

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3

21.0 km

Castillon Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Fantastically beautiful pass road without traffic, as this runs mostly on the new road.

Attention: the new road is closed to cyclists, because at the top of the pass there …

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4

27.8 km

Sospel Old Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Historic town of Sospel, in the heart of the Bévéra valley, at the gates of the Mercantour National Park. Very pretty houses with picturesque colored facades.

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5

34.1 km

Col de Vescavo (477 meters)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Small pass of 478 meters altitude located on the Franco-Italian border, and which connects the Bévéra and Roya valleys.

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49.5 km

Roya River

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The Swan Lake is an artificial water reservoir formed on the Roya River, very popular with kayakers. It crosses the small typical mountain village of Breil-sur-Roya, giving it a lot of charm!

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59.9 km

Col de Brouis

Mountain Pass

64.4 km

Col du Pérus

Mountain Pass

9

77.2 km

Col Saint-Jean

Highlight • Mountain Pass

From Sospel go up towards the Col de Braus shortly after the Col de St. Jean, sj turn left into a hairpin bend and after 6 km you will reach the Col de Castillon.

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78.0 km

Route Between Col de Castillon and Col Saint-Jean

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is not the Col de Braus, but the route from the Col St Jean to the Col de Castillon

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101 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.3 km

14.1 km

5.71 km

1.14 km

320 m

151 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

96.4 km

3.51 km

421 m

258 m

116 m

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