La Brigue – Pas du Tanarel loop from La Brigue

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La Brigue

La Brigue – Pas du Tanarel loop from La Brigue

Hard

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La Brigue – Pas du Tanarel loop from La Brigue

05:31

42.9km

1,590m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 38.0 km for 208 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

883 m

La Brigue

Highlight • Settlement

Before the Treaty of Paris, which followed the conclusion of the Second World War, La Brigue was part of the province of Cuneo with the name of Briga Marittima. After …

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2.17 km

Bridge "du Coq" (of the Rooster)

Highlight • Bridge

Exploit technique or work of the devil? The Pont du Coq immediately surprises with its improbable angle above the Levenza. It was rebuilt in 1710 after a flood destroyed the old medieval bridge.

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2.98 km

Old mill

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AD 1210

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4.78 km

Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Fountains

Highlight • Religious Site

The Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines chapel, or the sanctuary of Our Lady of the Fountains, is located very close to the Italian border and welcomes around 12,000 people a year. The name comes from seven local springs that flow from the rock.

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5.62 km

Gravel route to Col Linaire

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A wide gravel road leads sometimes moderately, sometimes quite steeply up to Col Linaire and further on to the Ligurian High Trail (Alta Via dei Monti Liguri).

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11.4 km

Splendido sterrato verso il col Linaire

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Beautiful path into the nature reserve. Please remember that it closes at 10pm.

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12.2 km

Ruins

16.2 km

Fontaine Dux

Highlight • Natural Monument

Excellent water supply

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17.1 km

Baisse de Sanson / Bassa di Sanson

Mountain Pass

26.2 km

Pas du Tanarel

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Passo Tanarello is located on the Italian-French border at 2,042 meters above sea level. It connects the Roya Valley in France and the Tanaro Valley in Italy.

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31.3 km

Pas de Colle Ardente / Passo di Collardente

Mountain Pass

37.1 km

Bergerie en ruine

Ruins

42.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.2 km

4.98 km

4.84 km

913 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

13.2 km

6.07 km

5.49 km

3.77 km

119 m

110 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

7°C

-1°C

12 %

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Comments

September 11, 2024,nd de Fontaine e piccola variante sotto sanson

A classic in the La Brigue area, the descent that leads back to the nd de fontaines sanctuary (worth a visit: cost 5 euros, pay attention to the opening hours if interested) is a long and varied trail that has some small technical parts in the upper and final parts, but is generally easy to follow with a bit of …

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September 9, 2024,[MTB] Notre Dame de Fontaine (La Brigue)-Bassa Sanson (loop)

A very fun ride from La Brigue, or Briga Marittima, a former Italian municipality, now divided into two parts Brigue and Briga Alta.
The ride consists of a climb on military roads to Bassa di Sanson from which you then descend along a beautiful single track path that reaches the church of Notre Dame de Fontaine, a remarkable chapel completely …

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