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Col du Lautaret Trail

Col du Lautaret (Briançon)

The Col du Lautaret is probably familiar to all road cyclists. It also has a lot to offer mountain bikers, especially with the long single-track descent down to Briançon.

Description

The route starts at the top of the pass. You can either ride up the pass road under your own power or take the public bus. The public bus, Line 55, has a rear rack for bicycles. Shuttles can also be booked on-site. The downhill trail begins right at the pass summit and winds its way downhill through varied terrain rated S2. Further down, the trail becomes even smoother and transitions to S1. The signposted route winds its way through the Serre Chevalier valley in a wonderfully varied manner. After La Salle, the official route switches to a gravel road for a while. Outside of peak season, you can take a detour here to the right onto the narrow path along the water pipeline. This eventually takes you to the hamlet of Pramorel, from where you can either head back down to the riverbank or continue following the water pipeline, eventually arriving at the valley station of the gondola in Briançon.

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28 km

66 m

915 m

1206 above sea level

2058 above sea level

1 day

Col du Lautaret

Briançon

3787

well suited

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La Brasserie des Glaciers (Col du Lautaret)

Other options in the villages along the route

Shuttles

Spotguides
Spotguide Briançon
Bikeschools

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Bikeshops

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Portrait Thomas Giger

About the author: Thomas Giger

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and is a regular online and print author. Over the years, he has specialized in tourism topics and is particularly well known for his blog-style columns. He is also one of Ride MTB's active tour authors.

Thomas Giger has been the editor of Ride MTB since 2002 and has had a significant influence on the tour database. His focus is on single trail tours. There are few who know the trails in Switzerland as well as he does. However, his areas of expertise also include Aosta, the French Western Alps, and the whole of South Tyrol.

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