Col des Pitons – Croisette Pass loop from Menthonnex-en-Bornes

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Menthonnex-En-Bornes

Col des Pitons – Croisette Pass loop from Menthonnex-en-Bornes

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Col des Pitons – Croisette Pass loop from Menthonnex-en-Bornes

02:14

38.7km

860m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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After 8.37 km for 141 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.43 km

Lake Dronières

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This lake is divided into a large lake and a small canal.
Trout fishing is practiced here, as well as carp fishing.

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12.4 km

View of Lake Geneva and Lake Annecy

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18.8 km

View of the Salève and Mont Blanc

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Nice view of the Bornes plateau and the mountains in the background. With a little luck, we can see Mont Blanc.

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21.8 km

Col des Pitons

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The western face of Salève is more regular and not as steep as others. Find a comfortable gear and get yourself up the hill where you will have a great view over Geneva.

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23.0 km

View of Lake Geneva and Geneva Region

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magnificent view of Geneva

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23.7 km

Panoramic View of the Alps

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A sweeping view of the surrounding landscape, accompanied by some paragliders decorating the sunny sky.

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24.5 km

View of Lake Geneva from Mont Salève

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overlooking the paragliders, green fields and long road

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26.0 km

Croisette Pass

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La Croisette is a small ski resort and a welcoming village.

For cyclists, it is also the crossing point for the four possible climbs of Mont Salève. An untimed road …

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38.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.6 km

2.59 km

307 m

180 m

111 m

Surfaces

33.6 km

4.91 km

208 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

3°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2022,Cols de Convers (du Plan) - des Pitons - La Croisette - de Grande Gorge

Cool + drizzle but worth it. Route modified along the way to stop at a crossing point where I had planned to take a photo and evening I had missed (yes I'm weird)

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