Castillon Pass – Sospel loop from Sospel

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Castillon Pass – Sospel loop from Sospel

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Castillon Pass – Sospel loop from Sospel

03:10

52.1km

1,360m

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: September 24, 2026

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After 25 m for 133 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.24 km

Col de Castillon via the old pass road

Highlight (Segment) • Other

A quiet and little sought after pass near the summit thanks to the tunnel not accessible by bike. The Col de Castillon is 12 km long from Menton with an elevation gain of 649 m and an average gradient of 5.3%.

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6.72 km

Castillon Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Fantastically beautiful pass road without traffic, as this runs mostly on the new road.

Attention: the new road is closed to cyclists, because at the top of the pass there is a 1km long, single-lane tunnel. This highlight is located on the old road that runs exactly over the tunnel of the new road. Therefore it may happen that komoot sends you on the new road. Be sure to check before driving!

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6.80 km

Tunnel

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11.4 km

Caramel Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

17.2 km

View of Castellar Village

Highlight • Viewpoint

34.0 km

View of the Caramel Viaduct

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You will see it more closely as you continue your ascent towards the Col de Castillon.

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46.7 km

Col Saint-Jean

Mountain Pass

51.5 km

Sospel

Highlight • Settlement

In Sospel, you are already in Italy!

You will discover very pretty streets and alleys with colorful houses where it is pleasant to stroll, a superb baroque-style cathedral, but also the Pont-Vieux, as well as several still standing Maginot Line fortifications.

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51.5 km

Sospel Old Bridge

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Historic town of Sospel, in the heart of the Bévéra valley, at the gates of the Mercantour National Park. Very pretty houses with picturesque colored facades.

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52.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.6 km

4.24 km

3.02 km

192 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

49.5 km

2.44 km

133 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

13°C

8°C

90 %

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Comments

July 21, 2024,🇫🇷50/500 #6: Vor dem Frühstück: Restabfahrt vom Turini, col de Braus, Menton

I had to get up early, a long day was "looming". I first filled up on fluids in the cimetière, a little disappointed by the col du Braus, but I enjoyed the descent and then had a moderate breakfast in Menton😅

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