Lac de Roselend and Cormet de Roselend, from the Beaufortain to the Tarentaise
59 km (37 miles), 1 hr 20 min, intermediate
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Col de l’Iseran, from the Tarentaise to the Haute-Maurienne
80 km (50 miles), 1 hr 40 min, advanced
From Bourg-Saint-Maurice, the road climbs the Tarentaise valley to Val-d’Isère then crosses the Col de l’Iseran (2,764 m), one of the highest road passes in the Alps. The descent runs through Bonneval-sur-Arc and Bessans, stone villages of the Haute-Maurienne. The pass is open from about June to October, and it is always cold at the top.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Bourg-Saint-Maurice
- 1Val-d’Isère, after 31 km (20 miles)
- 2Col de l’Iseran, after 48 km (30 miles)
- 3Bonneval-sur-Arc, after 61 km (38 miles)
- 4Bessans, after 68 km (42 miles)
- FFinish: Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, after 80 km (50 miles)
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