Phluppe
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Col de Sommeiller, or better, Point de Sommeiller, since it's a dead end. One of the highest points rideable in tje Alps. Starts in Rochemolles, just above Bardonechia, at the Tunnel de Frejus.
Close to it is the track up to Fort de Jafferau, personally, one of the most beautiful tracks i've ever ridden. Starts near Salbertrand, a very small village on the road between Bardonechia and Susa.
Colle delle Finestre, seen in the photo's above. First 8km is twisty, narrow asfalt, last 7km is gravel. Beware, the track is not so easy as it used to be a few years ago. The Giro d'Italia went over it in (guessing) 2005, and the track was in perfect smooth condition than, last year it was very bumpy with loads of loose stones and rocks. Dropped the bike in a bend, lucky the side of the mountain, or it would've been over the side. Start in Susa, the best way going up.
Goign down Finestre, you'll pas the Strada dell Asieta. A gravelroad that goes over some crests and continous all the way to Sestriere. Perfect ride out, amazing views. Just don't know if it's accesable from this side, heard about beeing a one way road now, starting in Sestriere.
Crossing into France and Briançon, head right towards Grenoble, and head right again in the little village Chantemerle. Go up the road to Col du Grannon, asfalt to the top and anjo the view on the glaciers accros the valley. The gravelroad towards Grannon village is off limits, to bad. Go down again, and halfway you'll see a track starting to the right, it's the track up tp Col de Bufère and Col de Cristol, great fun.
More to the south than.
Go over the Izoard and the Vars 'till you reach the very little village of Condamins- Le Chatelard, there take a right and go over the Col du Parpaillon. Enjoy the amazing views around, and the darkness of the tunnel. Beware of water and maybe even ice in the tunnel.
Going down the side towards Embrun, take a right and ride the track up to Col de la Cloche and Col de Valbelle. Long track, through the forrest and at the end you're at the skipistes. The track into Risoul 1850 is much more easy than coming from Embrun.
Still way more south, ride up the Col de Tende from the French side. Just before the tunnel entrance, take a left in the last hairpin and enjoy the hairpin filled track all the way up.
There you can choose, left is the western part of the Via del Sale (aka Ligurian Ridgeroad, or better known by German riders as Ligurische KamStrasse) heading towards Casterino. Nice ride, great views.
On the Eastern side, there's the real deal. 80km's of gravel, rocks and stones, heading either towrads Italy, or towards the smal French village of La Brigue. Extreme fun, some not so easy parts, take out a whole day of riding if you're gonna do this one.
Somewhere else than.
From Tremosine, along Lake Garda you can ride the Passo Tremalzo, allthough it's officialy forbidden for motorbikes. Best gravelroad I've ever done, hard stuf, not to be ridden if you're having any doughts in what you can or can't do wtih a big GS(A).
The Trè Valli Road, from Passo de Croce Domini towards Passo di Maniva is really easy and great fun. Partly easy gravel, partly asfalt. At the Abergio Dosso Alto, take the road heading towards Anfo, on Lake Idro. Also partly gravel and asfalt, amazing road, very narrow, and even the asfalt sucks.
That's about what I've done, and there's much more to be found in the Denzel Alpbible
Grtz, Philip!
Close to it is the track up to Fort de Jafferau, personally, one of the most beautiful tracks i've ever ridden. Starts near Salbertrand, a very small village on the road between Bardonechia and Susa.
Colle delle Finestre, seen in the photo's above. First 8km is twisty, narrow asfalt, last 7km is gravel. Beware, the track is not so easy as it used to be a few years ago. The Giro d'Italia went over it in (guessing) 2005, and the track was in perfect smooth condition than, last year it was very bumpy with loads of loose stones and rocks. Dropped the bike in a bend, lucky the side of the mountain, or it would've been over the side. Start in Susa, the best way going up.
Goign down Finestre, you'll pas the Strada dell Asieta. A gravelroad that goes over some crests and continous all the way to Sestriere. Perfect ride out, amazing views. Just don't know if it's accesable from this side, heard about beeing a one way road now, starting in Sestriere.
Crossing into France and Briançon, head right towards Grenoble, and head right again in the little village Chantemerle. Go up the road to Col du Grannon, asfalt to the top and anjo the view on the glaciers accros the valley. The gravelroad towards Grannon village is off limits, to bad. Go down again, and halfway you'll see a track starting to the right, it's the track up tp Col de Bufère and Col de Cristol, great fun.
More to the south than.
Go over the Izoard and the Vars 'till you reach the very little village of Condamins- Le Chatelard, there take a right and go over the Col du Parpaillon. Enjoy the amazing views around, and the darkness of the tunnel. Beware of water and maybe even ice in the tunnel.
Going down the side towards Embrun, take a right and ride the track up to Col de la Cloche and Col de Valbelle. Long track, through the forrest and at the end you're at the skipistes. The track into Risoul 1850 is much more easy than coming from Embrun.
Still way more south, ride up the Col de Tende from the French side. Just before the tunnel entrance, take a left in the last hairpin and enjoy the hairpin filled track all the way up.
There you can choose, left is the western part of the Via del Sale (aka Ligurian Ridgeroad, or better known by German riders as Ligurische KamStrasse) heading towards Casterino. Nice ride, great views.
On the Eastern side, there's the real deal. 80km's of gravel, rocks and stones, heading either towrads Italy, or towards the smal French village of La Brigue. Extreme fun, some not so easy parts, take out a whole day of riding if you're gonna do this one.
Somewhere else than.
From Tremosine, along Lake Garda you can ride the Passo Tremalzo, allthough it's officialy forbidden for motorbikes. Best gravelroad I've ever done, hard stuf, not to be ridden if you're having any doughts in what you can or can't do wtih a big GS(A).
The Trè Valli Road, from Passo de Croce Domini towards Passo di Maniva is really easy and great fun. Partly easy gravel, partly asfalt. At the Abergio Dosso Alto, take the road heading towards Anfo, on Lake Idro. Also partly gravel and asfalt, amazing road, very narrow, and even the asfalt sucks.
That's about what I've done, and there's much more to be found in the Denzel Alpbible
Grtz, Philip!
Have a look on youtube at some of the Sommeiller videos....I'm planning on doing it in a few weeks...A MUST DO
