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Tête de la Fréma

The mighty 3000m Tête de la Frema not only offers a magnificent trail descent to France, but also sets a benchmark in terms of alpine mountain biking and epic mountain panoramas on the Italian side.

Description

The starting point of the tour is Saretto, the small village at the back of the Valle Maira. Initially relaxed on asphalt and later on gravel, the route climbs steadily past Chiappera. At an altitude of around 1850 meters above sea level, you cross the Sentiero to the left and carry or push your bike over the Passo del Asino through the bizarre landscape until you finally reach the summit of the Tête de la Frema (3151 meters above sea level). The prize for the energy-sapping ascent is a top mountain panorama.

The descent is just as priceless. With varying levels of difficulty between S2 and S3, the route leads down to the saddle. At the national border, you don't take the relatively easy option via the French section, but the Italian one on the left, which has already served as the ascent. The difficulty level here is S2 to S3, sometimes even S1. The stones, which make the trail somewhat trial-heavy, should definitely not be underestimated. The route continues in this manner to Lago Niera (beware, from here it is partially exposed and secured) and then follows the ascent variant downwards. If you've had enough, you can end the tour here. However, if you want to make this tour one of the best in the Valle Maira, take another ascent. Pedal and push on gravel to Colle Greguri and then down the fabulous trail (S2 to S3) with some flowing trail sections back to the starting point in Saretto.

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