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Limone Piemonte town centre – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Tetti Mecci

Limone Piemonte town centre – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Tetti Mecci

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Limone Piemonte town centre – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Tetti Mecci

07:06

81.6km

2,830m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 79.7 km for 99 m

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3.08 km

Limone Piemonte town centre

Highlight • Settlement

Nice little place with alpine touristic character, also worthwhile in summer as a place to take a break or to stay for tours in the direction of Colle Tenda

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15.7 km

Chalet Le Marmotte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Reachable by the asphalted road to Colle di Tenda, it is a fundamental support point for many excursions and bike rides in the upper Vermenangna Valley!

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16.6 km

Col de Tende Hairpin Road

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Tenda hill is famous for its fortifications and for the "road of 50 hairpin bends", which through the hill connects the Vermenaia valley in Italy to the Roia valley in France.

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16.6 km

Col de Tende

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Great pass in a beautiful landscape. The French side is a highlight with the gravel road.

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18.5 km

Forte Margheria

Highlight • Historical Site

Forte Margheria is part of the Colle di Tenda fortification complex and enjoys a very panoramic position.

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22.8 km

Asile Arnaldi

Alpine Hut

24.5 km

Lower Peirafica

Highlight • Natural Monument

Along the road that crosses the Bassa di Peirafica you can contemplate a grandiose landscape and observe large larches and specimens of mountain pine and mountain pine.

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29.2 km

Stone Arch Bridge Over the Valmasque Stream

Highlight • Bridge

From this arched stone bridge you can watch the Valmasque stream flow below you and cross a landscape so suggestive it seems surreal.

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63.3 km

Ourne Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Important crossroads with the dirt road that leads to Tenda and the one on the right that leads to Monte Agnelino. In the absence of flocks it is safe to do so. Watch out for the guardians!

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74.1 km

La Colletta

Mountain Pass

81.6 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.8 km

14.8 km

10.3 km

5.78 km

2.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.3 km

36.7 km

3.91 km

2.29 km

737 m

702 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,030 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

26°C

17°C

49 %

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Comments

September 17, 2025,Via del sale e alcune varianti

There was everything, even challenging single tracks. It was really, really hard to ride it 100% on gravel. Many sections were full mountain bike sections.

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September 14, 2022,Day 6 Women's Torino Nice Rally: Limone Piemonte to La Brigue

The threat of rain arrived earlier than expected, starting before we left the campsite. A first stop in Limone to grab some breakfast and after deciding the rain wasn't going to pass we set off to tackle the Colle di Tenda. A tarmac climb that crosses back into France, we stopped at the Chalet Le Marmotte at the top for …

September 14, 2022,Komoot Women's Torino Nice Rally. Day 6

I had the best start of the day, as Emma Pooley, who joined us the night before, woke me up with a freshly made coffee. But as soon as we finished packing up the first raindrops came down and as soon as we were on the ascent of the Tenda it was absolutely pouring rain, cold and strong gusts of …

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Limone Piemonte town centre – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Tetti Mecci

Limone Piemonte town centre

Chalet Le Marmotte

Col de Tende Hairpin Road

Col de Tende

Forte Margheria

Lower Peirafica

Stone Arch Bridge Over the Valmasque Stream

Ourne Pass

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