Col de Torrent
Description
The ascent to the Col de Torrent begins in the village of Les Haudères, which can be reached by road from Evolène. Follow the mountain road up to Villaz and on to Magens de Cotter. Now the road becomes gravelly and rides up to Alp Beplan. For the last 400 meters in altitude, the bike has to be pushed along a well-maintained hiking trail; fit mountain bikers can even ride almost to the top of the pass. The descent from the Col de Torrent, 2916 meters above sea level, is first-class flow fun and ends at the Alpage de Torrent. Now it's time for the second ascent to Basset de Lona and finally, after a short descent, to Pas de Lona. This is the starting point for the long singletrail descent to Eison, which is excellent to ride, especially in the forest section. You return to Evolène via the gently sloping singletrail, which joins the main road around one kilometer below the village.
Alternatives: Climb from Pas de Lona to Cabanne Becs de Bosson and descend via Pointe de la Tsevalire
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Details of the tour
37 km
2015 m
2015 m
1333 above sea level
2889 above sea level
1 day
Evolène
Evolène
1447
not suitable
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User comments (3)
About the author: Thomas Giger
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Dream tour! I rode it from Lac de Moiry. After the Alpage L'A-Vielle, I took the direct (narrow) trail to Volovron at point 2287 (S1-2, short section S3; steep terrain). The ascent to Col Torrent is a long one. At point 2438 there is one last well. From there, most organic bikers have to push. The subsequent short, rideable passages are hardly worth climbing. After the Col de Torrent, a short technical section, then increasingly flowy.
Rode the tour yesterday.
Day 1: Vissoie-Grimentz-Pas de Lona -Evolėne-Les Haudères
Day 2: Les Haudères-Col de Torrent-Grimentz-Vissoie
Last 30 meters to Col de Torrent pushed otherwise almost everything rideable with e-Mtb, brilliant 2 days.
The stretch at the end, from La Combe to point 1320m is closed due to the high risk of rockfall. Work is being done to protect the highway from rockfall. This part of the tour should certainly be changed.