Motorcycle ride in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur

Col de la Bonette, from the Ubaye to the Tinée

47 km (29 miles), 1 hr 10 min, advanced

From Jausiers, a long, steady climb to the Col de la Bonette, at over 2,700 m, through bare high-mountain scenery. The descent passes the Camp des Fourches and the hamlet of Bousiéyas before reaching the Tinée valley. Narrow road in places, often windy; closed in winter.

Col de la Bonette. Photo: Calips, CC BY-SA 1.0, resized

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Stops along the way

SStart: Jausiers
1Col de la Bonette, after 23 km (14 miles)
2Camp des Fourches, after 29 km (18 miles)
3Bousiéyas, after 35 km (22 miles)
FFinish: Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, after 47 km (29 miles)

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Photos along the route

Camp des Fourches. Photo: Olgierd Rudak, CC BY-SA 4.0, resized

Jausiers. Photo: Alpes de Haute Provence, CC BY 2.0, resized

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Roads change: passes close in winter, roadworks, rockfalls, local restrictions. Check the road before you set off. MotoLert does not replace road signs or the Highway Code.

Route planned by MotoLert with Valhalla on © OpenStreetMap contributors data (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons, with the author and licence under each image.

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