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Col d'Izoard mit Guillestre und Briancon

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Col d'Izoard mit Guillestre und Briancon

Julia Fux and Philipp planned a road ride

June 15, 2020

Col d'Izoard mit Guillestre und Briancon

Hard

12:20

224km

18.1km/h

4,660m

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Overview

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 99.1 km for 7.78 km

Most people would complete this in 2-4 days

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26.1 km

Bridge Over the Ubaye

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A wonderful view of the lake.

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76.4 km

Guillestre Town Center

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Pretty little village with a centre worth visiting.

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80.1 km

Gorges du Guil

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Incredible road, you enjoy it even more on a bike.

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81.4 km

The Gorges du Guil

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The Guil gorges are one of the natural gateways to the Queyras national park. The torrential river has carved exceptional gorges out of the rock. This canyon, on numerous occasions, …

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89.8 km

Gorges of the Guil

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Cycling through these gorges is a wonderful experience.

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107 km

The Col d'Izoard is a climb that connects Briançon with the Guille valley. On both sides to climb on smooth asphalt. The south side is known as the most difficult, because certainly the last 10 kilometers are very steep.

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171 km

View of the Écrins and Pelvoux (glacier)

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A truly impressive view of the Pelvoux glacier (not to be confused with the Meije which is further around the corner near the Col de Lauteret) and the Écrins National Park.

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175 km

Belvedere

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Spectacular stretch with magnificent views.

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176 km

Drinking water fountain at the Col de Vars church

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This point applies to drinking water.

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181 km

Vars

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Ideal village for practicing summer and winter sports.

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185 km

Col de Vars

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The Vars pass is located at 2,108 meters and connects the Ubaye valley with the Embrunais. The Col de Vars is a typical passage of the Tour de France, crossed already 35 times since 1947.

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189 km

10%

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Yes, there are significant slopes here.

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193 km

Ascent of Col de Vars from Les Gleizolles

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A quiet and rather tame climb - the Col de Vars is overall less spectacular than its neighbors Izoard and Bonette, but still worth a climb!

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208 km

View of Fort de Tournoux

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The imposing structure of this fort inevitably attracts attention. Its quasi-Tibetan layout is spread over nearly 700 meters of elevation. Impressive !

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211 km

Ubaye River

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The Ubaye is a torrential river, ideal for rafting!

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215 km

Jausiers

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The last town before starting the climb to the Col de la Bonette. There are several places to fill. bottles of water and even food if needed. Also, it is a good stopover after climbing the Col de la Bonette.

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224 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

134 km

67.0 km

17.6 km

4.93 km

252 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

213 km

10.9 km

290 m

< 100 m

Route Details

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Highest point (2,360 m)

Lowest point (790 m)

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Col d'Izoard mit Guillestre und Briancon

Bridge Over the Ubaye

Guillestre Town Center

Gorges du Guil

The Gorges du Guil

Gorges of the Guil

Col d'Izoard

View of the Écrins and Pelvoux (glacier)

Belvedere

Drinking water fountain at the Col de Vars church

Vars

Col de Vars

10%

Ascent of Col de Vars from Les Gleizolles

View of Fort de Tournoux

Ubaye River

Jausiers

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