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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Briançon
L'Argentière-La-Bessée

Vallouise – La Gyronde loop from L'Argentière-les-Écrins

Moderate

5.0

(4)

140

riders

Vallouise – La Gyronde loop from L'Argentière-les-Écrins

01:55

36.4km

660m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 14.9 km for 493 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 15.4 km for 1.42 km

Closed: • November-April

After 16.9 km for 3.69 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 20.5 km for 1.42 km

Closed: • November-April

After 22.0 km for 493 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

676 m

L'Argentière-la-Bessée

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Very pretty town just after Briançon.

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2

5.31 km

Very good and very fresh water.

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3

10.9 km

Vallouise

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Beautiful little village, worth stopping to admire the church.

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4

18.7 km

Ailefroide

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Ailefroide is a small village in the woods of the Écrins massif. You drive through it on the climb to Pre Madame Carle. The village is crowded in summer by …

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5

31.2 km

La Gyronde

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A beautiful alpine river that has its source in the glaciers of the Écrins massif.

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36.4 km

B

36.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

664 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.0 km

365 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,500 m)

Lowest point (970 m)

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Tuesday 11 August

31°C

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Comments

August 14, 2023,#30 🇨🇵 Massif des Écrins: Pré de Madame Carle
How small we are in the face of these giants in the Écrins! Today we drove to the Écrins National Park together in the mobile home, found a nice, shady campsite by the rushing river and after a short lunch break we set off. Goal:
quaeldich.de/paesse/pre-de-madame-carle
I first downhill to Argentière-la-Bessée, because I wanted to do the entire 915 hm, …

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