Colle del Sautron

Colle del Sautron (Valle Maira)

The Colle del Sautron in Valle Maira offers a secluded mountain bike tour in a unique landscape with maximum trail content.

Description

The tour starts in the small village of Saretto. From Lago di Saretto, the route climbs up a military road in Vallo Alpino, past a small campsite and on towards Colle del Sautron. Initially, the road is quite easy to pedal, but ends at around 2100 meters above sea level and turns into an uphill trail. The fun doesn't end here for uphill-oriented e-bikers - for everyone else, the bike can only be pushed or carried forward. This continues for the next 100 meters up to the Colle del Sautron (2687 meters above sea level). There is a fantastic mountain panorama, surrounded by the barren and rugged rocky landscapes that make this area so attractive for bikers.

The downhill starts at the pass and runs up to the ruins of the Vallo Alpino on the ascent variant with a difficulty of S2. It continues with a difficulty of S1 to S2 to the area where the trail repeatedly crosses the military road from the ascent. Here you reach S3 level in places, but in the lower section the trail becomes increasingly flowy, allowing a cheerful biker to dive back into civilization in Saretto. All in all, a crisp but very impressive tour in Valle Maira with a repeat factor, which (typical for this region) is also very easy to complete on an e-bike.

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