View of the Tignes dam – Iseran Pass loop from Grande Motte (Perce-Neige)

View of the Tignes dam – Iseran Pass loop from Grande Motte (Perce-Neige)

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View of the Tignes dam – Iseran Pass loop from Grande Motte (Perce-Neige)

08:24

140km

3,620m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 39.0 km for 4.53 km

Closed: • November-May

After 43.7 km for 262 m

Closed: • December-March (otherwise open)

After 51.6 km for 926 m

Closed: • December-March (otherwise open)

After 61.9 km for 563 m

Closed: • November(End)-May(Beginning) (otherwise open)

After 62.4 km for 15.6 km

Closed: • November-May (otherwise open)

After 78.0 km for 563 m

Closed: • November(End)-May(Beginning) (otherwise open)

After 82.3 km for 1.14 km

Closed: • December-March (otherwise open)

After 96.3 km for 4.53 km

Closed: • November-May

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.37 km

Bois de Layé

Forest

7.58 km

View of the Tignes dam

Highlight • Other

Beautiful view of the Lac de Chevril.

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19.3 km

Col de l'Iseran

Highlight • Mountain Pass

relatively quiet road from the posh ski resort of Val D'Isere to the top of the pass

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26.6 km

View of Lake Chevril

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very beautiful pass with breathtaking views

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30.8 km

Located at 2770 meters above sea level, the Col d'Iseran is the highest European asphalt pass. There are magnificent views of Val-d'Isère and the Maurienne. Egan Bernal won his Tour de France 2019 with tremendous action at this summit.

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34.5 km

Bonneval side of Iseran

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Starting from Bonneval sur Arc (south side) fill up with water at the fountains of this magnificent mountain village. The climb is very trying, you have to make the most …

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44.1 km

Bonneval-sur-Arc

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Classified as "The most beautiful villages in France", the village and winter sports resort of Bonneval-sur-Arc welcomes its visitors in magnificent stone chalets, covered with lauzes, which perpetuate the tradition. …

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56.7 km

Col de la Madeleine

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de la Madeleine from Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis is 6.7 kilometers long with a total elevation gain of 347 meters. The average gradient is 5.2% with maximum gradients of 10%. It connects Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis with Bonneval-sur-Arc.

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70.1 km

Col du Mont Cenis

Mountain Pass

111 km

Iseran biotope

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Magnificent pass with breathtaking views, especially the one over Val d'Isère.
Fun from Val d'Isère, before there is too much traffic.

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140 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

108 km

16.7 km

14.2 km

965 m

238 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

138 km

1.59 km

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,750 m)

Lowest point (1,460 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

8°C

-1°C

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

June 28, 2023,Day Seven: Col d’Iseran. Standing on the shoulders of giants.

Today, day seven, was short in distance, only 80 km to ride, but the 18 km or so of this were on the slopes of the Col d’Iseran. The highest paved road in the Alps, and well know for its tough climb, and spectacular views going up and going down. Long straight stretches of road broken by steep hairpins (forget …

August 8, 2024,Route des Grandes Alpes Tag 3 - Col de l‘Iseran

A hard piece of work!

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August 20, 2024,Bourg Saint Maurice - Val Cenis (RRF#3)

Elevation profile: my 1030 didn't really want to be with me at the beginning of the tour ... 🥳

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August 29, 2022,Radlwadl - R+B - RDGA 2022 - Tag 4 - Von Bourg-Saint-Maurice nach Termignon

Luckily after the start in BSM we went off the busy road through a fantastic side road to Villaroger and then back on the main route. The ascent to the Iseran is only really fun from Val d'Isere, but then it's epic through the alpine mountains. Departure and then end in Termignon at Hotel L'Outa.

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