Bachelard Gorges – Cayolle Pass loop from Uvernet

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Bachelard Gorges – Cayolle Pass loop from Uvernet

Hard

4.8

(25)

2,100

riders

Bachelard Gorges – Cayolle Pass loop from Uvernet

08:12

131km

3,680m

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 15, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 31.6 km for 15.5 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 47.2 km for 645 m

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

After 70.9 km for 6.84 km

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 77.7 km for 6.02 km

After 106 km for 21.2 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.04 km

Quiet alternative route

Highlight (Segment) • Other

How to get around the place relaxed.
There are some ways to get across the river.

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13.4 km

Bachelard Gorges

Highlight (Segment) • Other

This superb section of road which heads towards the Col de La Cayolle overlooks the Bachelard gorges for the most part.

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27.3 km

Drinking water source

Highlight • Rest Area

Great opportunity to refill your bottles.

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27.3 km

Saint Lawrence Church

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Short rest on the way to Col Cayol. Again "refuel" for the next climb to the pass. A wonderful spot right on the barely traveled road. Very nice!

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40.8 km

Cayolle Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de la Cayolle is a little known pass. Its name is not very familiar, yet it culminates at more than 2,324 meters above sea level and offers a remarkable panorama and very quiet roads.

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47.1 km

Refuge de la Cantonnière

Alpine Hut

52.9 km

Col de la Cayolle Mountain Road

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The driveway is worthwhile from both sides.
The view is beautiful and the road is not busy.

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59.8 km

Tunnel de Bramus

Highlight • Other

Spectacular road to the Col de la Cayolle. The overhanging part of the road was replaced by a tunnel.

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77.6 km

Col des Champs

Mountain Pass

88.9 km

Fortifications of Colmars

Highlight • Historical Site

In these areas all the towns are very beautiful and well-kept.

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111 km

Col d'Allos

Mountain Pass

122 km

Viewpoint

131 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

126 km

3.62 km

1.64 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

131 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,320 m)

Lowest point (1,040 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

17°C

4°C

14 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 19, 2021,3 col loop that will have you begging for new legs

This loop delivers on every level if you love your mountain cols. Scenery, hairpins, not too much traffic, marmottes and tonnes of character. You certainly don't need to add in the Pra Loup climb that's just where we were staying. And on a hot summers day look out for swimming spots on the descent from the Cayolle, it'll seriously revive …

August 20, 2023,#36 🇨🇵 Col d'Allos, Col des Champs und Col de la Cayolle - Traumrunde ☀️

Actually everything is said in the headline. Three super nice passes beyond the 2000 mark!
1) The Col d'Allos is reserved for cyclists every Friday in July and August from 8-11, but if you start on Sundays at 7:30 a.m., the bit of traffic doesn't bother you. The pass becomes more and more beautiful at the top - a characteristic …

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August 3, 2023,Au coeur du Mercantour

My two 16-year-old companions put it in a nutshell: "Best day ever". Finally arrived in the less touristy Mercantour, a round with 3 passes was on the program:
Col de la Cayolle, Col des Champs, Col de Allos. The first two with very little traffic, all 3 terrific. Incredible prospects make you forget the effort.

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August 8, 2025,2025.08.08 Wherever It Takes Me. Day 7: Col des Champs & Col de la Cayolle & Le Super Sauze Ride 💚💛🚵‍♀️💛💚

I'm left breathless after this ride. Not because of being tired (it's quite the opposite, I feel energised and powerful!!), but because of awe and astonishment 🤩💯
I loved Col de la Cayolle two years ago and still do, but in combination with Col des Champs, one by another, I was confronted with a loading of beauty hard to bear …