Chalet Le Marmotte – Forte Margheria loop from Limone Piemonte

Chalet Le Marmotte – Forte Margheria loop from Limone Piemonte

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Chalet Le Marmotte – Forte Margheria loop from Limone Piemonte

07:21

85.6km

2,950m

Gravel riding

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

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 5.57 km for 99 m

After 80.0 km for 99 m

Waypoints

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12.3 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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13.1 km

Col de Tende

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Tenda Pass, at an altitude of 1,871 meters, is renowned for its fortifications and the "road of 50 hairpin bends", which crosses the pass connecting the Vermenagna valley, in …

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13.2 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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15.1 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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19.4 km

Asile Arnaldi

Alpine Hut

21.1 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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25.8 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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60.9 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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71.8 km

La Colletta

Mountain Pass

72.3 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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85.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.9 km

24.9 km

4.92 km

4.84 km

3.85 km

220 m

Surfaces

45.3 km

36.9 km

2.78 km

528 m

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,030 m)

Lowest point (690 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

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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 …