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Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée – The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Saint-Sauveur-Sur-Tinée

Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée – The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée – The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens loop from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

07:54

109km

2,440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 43.2 km for 23.0 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

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246 m

Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée is a small village of just 300 inhabitants located in the heart of the Tinée valley. It is part of the Mercantour National Park, and thanks to its geographical …

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14.5 km

Col de la Lombarde

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The Col de la Lombarde (or Colle della Lombarda) 2350 m. is a high mountain pass above the Isola 2000 ski resort on the border between France and Italy.
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29.7 km

Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée

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Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée is a pretty mountain town of 1,400 inhabitants, located in the heart of the Mercantour National Park.

Famous in winter for its ski resort of Auron, the city does …

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47.7 km

Camp des Fourches military camp

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The Camp des Fourches was part of a set of fortifications protecting the Ubaye valley from potential Italian attacks. This barracks in particular was used by alpine hunters whose mission …

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54.6 km

Col de la Bonette

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Don’t look too hard at the Bonette’s claim – seen on signposts the length of the ascent from Jausiers in the north and from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée in the south – that …

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57.7 km

Col de Raspaillon

Mountain Pass

7

66.8 km

Bousiéyas

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Bousieyas is a superb little village in the Mercantour National Park. There is notably a communal gîte which also serves as a café-restaurant, as well as several guest rooms.

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72.4 km

The Waterfall - Torrent de Vens

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A beautiful waterfall rushes here directly next to the road to the valley - the cool air, which he brings, is at the driveway welcome cooling. In the downhill, you …

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94.4 km

The Tinée valley cycle path connects Isola to Saint Etienne de Tinée, following the road at the bottom of the valley. It is almost completely separated from vehicular traffic and …

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109 km

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108 km

654 m

Surfaces

108 km

201 m

194 m

102 m

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Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

17 %

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Comments

August 23, 2024,RdGA#6: Jausiers – Rubion
when the wahoo says after 150 m in the morning that you have a climb of 23 km ahead of you...🥵

⛰️ Faux col de Restefond (2,656 m)
⛰️ Col de Restefond (2,680 m)
⛰️ Col de la Bonette (2,715 m)
⛰️ Cime de la Bonette (2,860 m)
⛰️ Col de Raspaillon (2,513 m)
⛰️ Col de la Couillole (1,678 …

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The Col de la Bonette is often referred to as the highest pass road in Europe, which is not technically correct. The actual Col has its highest point at 2715m above sea level, making it the fourth highest pass. However, there is an additional road around the summit, the Cime de la Bonette, which is number 1 at 2802m above …

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