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Vialps, cross-border route between Maurienne, Hautes Alpes and Italy in 4 days by bike

Vialps, with its 4600m of D+, is an extraordinary route in the heart of the Alps, following in the footsteps of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France. To be completed in one or more days

Sport Vialps, cross-border route between Maurienne, Hautes Alpes and Italy in 4 days by bike Modane

About

Departing from Modane (73500)
Duration of the itinerary : 4 Days
Total elevation gain : 4600m
Vertical drop : 4600m
Distance : 220km

VIALPS, a route between France and Italy to take time out to discover the mountains via a gentle, environmentally-friendly mode of transport.

The Vialps route passes through Savoie, Piedmont and the Hautes Alpes, via the Col du Galibier (altitude 2642 m), Col de Montgenèvre (altitude 1850 m)/ Echelle (altitude 1762 m), Col de Finestre (altitude 2178 m), Col de Sestrières (altitude 2035 m), Col du Mont Cenis (altitude 2085 m). Several variants have been devised to complete the initial route.
Download free GPX tracks for the various stages.

To each his own mode of discovery:
As a cyclosportif (road bike, and gravel bike for some variants)
Slow tourism / bike touring (MTB, VTC)
By electric bike

A cross-border cycle-route loop in the heart of the Alps, between France and Italy, Savoie, Piedmont and the Hautes Alpes, crossing the Pays de Maurienne, Briançonnais and Vallée de Suse regions, via the Col du Galibier, Col de Montgenèvre / Echelle, Col de Finestre, Col de Sestrières, Col du Mont Cenis.

4 stages:

STAGE 1
Modane > Susa
+ Variant via Aussois
+ Variant via Moncenisio - Novalaise

STAGE 2
Susa > Briançon
+ Variant via Col de Finestre
+ Variant via Col de l'Echelle

STAGE 3
Briançon > Valloire

STAGE 4
Valloire > Modane

Loop
Total elevation gain : 4600m
Vertical drop : 4600m

Difficult passages

Under development in 2022

Further informations

Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)

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    Prices

    Free access.

    Reception

    Languages spoken : French

    Period of practice

    Closed temporarily.

    Access

    Modane 73500 Modane
    Departing from : Modane (73500)
    Latitude : 45.267363 - Longitude : 6.36985
    On : Val-Cenis (73480), Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne (73140), Valloire (73450), Modane (73500)

    More informations

      Information update on 29/05/2024 by Syndicat du Pays de Maurienne