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A paved road to the end of the world. A truly great climb.
This is as good a high Alps gravel road route as I know. Spectacular. But warning, this is challenging. Starting at 500 metres altitude, the route goes to almost 2800 metres with a descent in the middle. And much of this is on slippery, poor quality, gravel roads. Hard work. But rewarding.
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.
Made in the Cotswolds. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd.
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