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This is one of the true highlights of the region. This 13 kilometre, slightly crazy, ultra high stretch of old military road is always closed to traffic. It starts exactly at Colle dell’Assietta (2472m) climbs past Forte Gran Serin and heads higher to just under 2800 metres, before descending through fantastic hairpins/mountains to the main road just below Colle delle Finestre. The best.
This is the shorter “easier” side. It’s a paved and interesting 6 kilometres to just above St-Anne-la-Condamine to the beginning of the gravel road.
But I would ride an unpaved route for virtually the entire climb following the (badly) signed local mountain bike route #12 (pdf brochure).
Stunning climb in the central Swiss Alps. Paved until Grosse Scheidegg, then mainly gravel, occasionally trails.
Great unpaved climb to 2460 metres. Lower first 12 kilometres are paved.
Great ride to Lac d'Emosson then up to second lake on crazy steep, but paved, road
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