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Southern Pyrenees + Route de Grand Alps

France - Ardèche - Southern Pyrenees via N260 with Andorra - Carcasson - Menton - Route de Grand Alps - Aosta - Maloja Pass - St. Moritz - Rum Duration: 8 weeks - May/June 2025 The rough plan is in place. I'm curious to see how well I stick to it. Pauli is still at the service station; most importantly, he's getting new all-season tires. It starts on April 28th, and I can hardly wait. Approx. 5,000 km

Rum

The day: Friday, April 25, 2025


The plan: Munich Airport, Terminal 2



The day's schedule: It's finally starting! Today I'm the airport shuttle for my daughter, who's flying from Birmingham with Lufthansa. We're driving to Jochberg today and having a big family celebration tomorrow. Just in time for departure, it starts to rain.

Munich Airport has extremely poor signage! We still found each other.

The drive to Jochberg took a whopping three and a half hours instead of two. An accident on the Irschenberg meant an eternity of waiting in the pouring rain.

Bezirk Innsbruck-Land, Tirol, Österreich

47° 17' 12.4" N 11° 27' 26.6" E

47.2867829 11.4573834


☍ 199,8 km (2 hrs. 20 min.)

Day Anreise auf Jochberg mit Umweg Müchner Flughafen

Flughafen München

Parkstraße, Oberding, Landkreis Erding, Bayern, Deutschland

48° 21' 14.3" N 11° 46' 42.9" E

48.3539625 11.7785925


☍ 175,8 km (2 hrs. 18 min.)

Day Familienfeier

Jochberg

Bezirk Kitzbühel, Tirol, Österreich

47° 22' 49.7" N 12° 25' 4.8" E

47.3804596 12.4180047


☍ 176,1 km (2 hrs. 7 min.)

Day Reisetag

München Flughafen Terminal

Nordallee 25, Freising, Landkreis Freising, Bayern, Deutschland

48° 21' 13.6" N 11° 47' 10.1" E

48.3537694 11.7861263


☍ 239,1 km (2 hrs. 29 min.)

Salem, Neufrach Campinghof Gern

The day: Sunday, April 27, 2025


The plan: Jochberg - Munich Airport - Salem on Lake Constance


The day's schedule: We set off shortly before noon after a great lunch. Despite heavy traffic, the drive to Munich Airport went smoothly, taking about 2 hours and 15 minutes. My daughter flew back to Birmingham, and I continued on to Salem via Ulm.


The campsite is small and simple, but has lots of animals—all of them close enough to touch. Costs are €20, plus electricity with meter.

Bodenseekreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland

47° 46' 9.4" N 9° 18' 23.7" E

47.7692723 9.3065929


☍ 64,5 km ( 51 min.)

Day Rheinfall in Schaffhausen und Anreise nach Cerdon

Schaffhausen

The day: Monday, April 28, 2025


The plan: Driving day from Salem - Schaffhausen Rheinfall via the motorway to Geneva and then on to Cerdon.


In nice weather, we went for a short hike at the Rhine Falls. Then we drove for 5 hours.

Schaffhausen, Schweiz

47° 41' 45.8" N 8° 38' 4.2" E

47.6960491 8.6345130


☍ 404,4 km (3 hrs. 51 min.)

Cerdon

You can spend the night for free in the Cerdon Cave parking lot. At the end of the day, there was a heavy thunderstorm with hail.

Ain, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

46° 4' 48.7" N 5° 27' 52.6" E

46.0802000 5.4646000


☍ 6,0 km ( 7 min.)

Day

Grottes du Cerdon

The day: Tuesday, April 29, 2025


The plan: Visit the Cave of Cerdon, then continue on country roads to


Prehistoric cave - stunningly beautiful! €11 entrance fee but worth every cent. Very impressive, without any unnecessary light shows.

Chemin des Grottes, Labalme, Ain, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

46° 5' 51.3" N 5° 28' 47.6" E

46.0975925 5.4798918


☍ 205,6 km (1 hrs. 52 min.)

Pont-en-Royans

A wonderfully beautiful spot. I parked right at the entrance to town and walked to the bridge.

Isère, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

45° 3' 43.9" N 5° 20' 33" E

45.0622000 5.3425100


☍ 10,2 km ( 11 min.)

Camping Côté Vercors

The pitches are nice but noisy due to the traffic. I also find them quite expensive at €27. The owner checks the pitches in the evening and asks if anyone needs anything or if they're happy. I think that's a really nice gesture.

Rue des Condamines 100 B, Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

45° 3' 33" N 5° 15' 16.1" E

45.0591548 5.2544596


☍ 35,6 km ( 28 min.)

Day

St. Nazaire en Royans

The day: Wednesday, April 30, 2025


The plan: St. Nazaire en Royans to La Roque sur Ceze (Air camping car park) via the motorway, about a 2-hour drive.


St. Nazaire en Royans walk


Drôme, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

44° 55' 59.6" N 4° 53' 31.5" E

44.9332277 4.8920811


☍ 107,8 km (1 hrs. 10 min.)

Les Cascades du Sautadet

Beautiful walk in glorious weather.

Frankreich

44° 11' 21.8" N 4° 31' 37.1" E

44.1893983 4.5269680


☍ 0,6 km ( 1 min.)

La Roque sur Ceze - Camping Car Park

Nice little parking space - typical car park

Route De Saint-Laurent 573, La Roque-sur-Cèze, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Gard, France

44° 11' 53.5" N 4° 31' 25.6" E

44.1981982 4.5237775


☍ 40,6 km ( 39 min.)

Day Anreise ins Tal der Ardeche

Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche

Route de Bourg Saint-Andéol, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

44° 24' 22.1" N 4° 25' 44.5" E

44.4061271 4.4290376


☍ 7,1 km ( 8 min.)

CAMPING DES TUNNELS

The site is located directly on the Ardèche River. Swimming is wonderful. The restroom facilities are poor, cell phone reception is poor, and Wi-Fi costs €2 per day. German is spoken at the reception, and dogs are allowed.

Route des gorges, 07150, VALLON PONT D'ARC, France

44° 23' 21.8" N 4° 24' 22.7" E

44.3894000 4.4063000


☍ 2,5 km ( 3 min.)

Day Reisepause

Day Gorges de l'Ardeche / Pont du Gard

Le Pont d'Arc

The day: Saturday, May 3, 2025


It was sensational! I drove through the Gorges de L'Ardèche between 8 and 10 a.m. and was almost alone! The road is in excellent condition, and you see rockfalls all the time.


For me, it was both beautiful and, given my fear of heights, a real challenge. I wouldn't have done it as a passenger!

Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpen, Frankreich

44° 22' 55.2" N 4° 24' 58.3" E

44.3820076 4.4162049


☍ 71,1 km (1 hrs. 5 min.)

Pont du Gard

Busy, but still the most beautiful aqueduct in the world.


No entry fee, but €9 for 50 minutes parking.

Route du Pont du Gard 400, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, Gard, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 56' 49.5" N 4° 32' 8.2" E

43.9470703 4.5356005


☍ 76,1 km ( 52 min.)

Le Grau-du-Roi

Gard, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 32' 9.6" N 4° 8' 13.8" E

43.5360061 4.1371755


☍ 183,3 km (1 hrs. 42 min.)

Day Reisetag auf Landstraßen bis Roussillon

Perpignan

Place Salvador Dalí, Perpignan, Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich

42° 41' 46.5" N 2° 52' 46.9" E

42.6962438 2.8796929


☍ 14,8 km ( 15 min.)

Yelloh! Village Le Brasilia in Roussillon

The weather has changed. Heavy rain and temperatures around 17 degrees.


I'm staying here for 3 nights because with this weather the Pyrenees don't make much sense at the moment.


The place is worth its 5 stars! The patisserie is fantastic. I probably won't use the pools; they're heated, but the outside temperature is a whopping 15 degrees.

Avenue les Anneaux du Roussillon 2, 66140, Canet En Roussillon, France

42° 42' 30.5" N 3° 2' 7.8" E

42.7084800 3.0355000


☍ 138,1 km (2 hrs. 5 min.)

Day Regenpause

Day Regenpause mit umplanen der Reiseroute

Day Weiterreise auf neuer Route

Col de Puymorens

Frankreich

42° 33' 34.6" N 1° 48' 39" E

42.5596188 1.8108423


☍ 36,9 km ( 48 min.)

Andorra la Vella

Due to the cold snap, snowfall is forecast in the Pyrenees over the next two weeks. Pauli is equipped with winter tires, but unfortunately, in this weather, there are only clouds and no views at altitude.


I'll try it on the Spanish side of the N260. I'm curious to see if it works.


The result:

Beautiful route, well-maintained roads. Light traffic. 5.5 hours drive. It's relatively cold, and there's a lot of snow on the mountains.


The price of diesel in Andorra is sensational: €1.16 with fuel. Filling up is a real pleasure.

Andorra

42° 29' 52.5" N 1° 30' 11.6" E

42.4979185 1.5032264


☍ 20,2 km ( 24 min.)

Camping Gran Sol

Unfortunately, the campsite is terrible, and at €27, it's not cheap either. The showers look terrible—I'll pass. It's only for one night.

C.N.-260, Km. 230 Montferrer, 25711, Montferrer i Castellbò, Spain

42° 20' 53" N 1° 25' 53" E

42.3480500 1.4313800


☍ 113,6 km (1 hrs. 48 min.)

Day Weiter auf der N260 in Spanien von La seu d' urgell bis Baliera

El Pont de Suert

I only started it at 12 o'clock today. Pauli had to go to the garage; it had too much oil. That's never happened to me before. I got it back from the oil change like this! I found a very nice Peugeot garage, and the gentleman got me in! Thumbs up and thank you very much!


The N260 is a beautiful route, always two-lane, with a good surface, some very steep and exposed sections, but the views are breathtaking. Today it was brilliantly beautiful with 15-18 degrees.

Alta Ribagorça, Katalonien, Spanien

42° 24' 28.6" N 0° 44' 24.6" E

42.4079576 0.7401693


☍ 9,0 km ( 9 min.)

Camping Baliera

Nice little campsite, showers OK. €15.00 without electricity. That would have cost €9!!!

Aragon, Spain

42° 25' 56.8" N 0° 42' 28.6" E

42.4324324 0.7079546


☍ 14,4 km ( 16 min.)

Day Baliera bis Artieda

Monasterio de Obarra

The day: Thursday, May 8, 2025


The plan: continue west on the N260.


I took the wrong turn and drove into a different valley. But it doesn't matter—each valley is more beautiful than the last. Eventually, I ended up back on the right road.

Huesca, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 23' 51.5" N 0° 35' 50.4" E

42.3976324 0.5973215


☍ 40,6 km ( 31 min.)

Graus

Huesca, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 11' 25.5" N 0° 20' 20.3" E

42.1904249 0.3389797


☍ 42,4 km ( 37 min.)

Naval

Somontano de Barbastro, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 11' 41.2" N 0° 9' 6.5" E

42.1947793 0.1518008


☍ 36,3 km ( 40 min.)

Aínsa

Huesca, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 25' 1.9" N 0° 8' 19.1" E

42.4171898 0.1386444


☍ 27,4 km ( 29 min.)

Fiscal

From here, we switched to the N260a. It started to rain and it was 6 degrees. This road is still two-lane, but significantly narrower and not as well paved.

Huesca, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 29' 43.7" N 0° 7' 11.2" W

42.4954746 -0.1197784


☍ 14,5 km ( 18 min.)

Broto

Huesca, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 36' 11.9" N 0° 7' 18.6" W

42.6033008 -0.1218449


☍ 26,9 km ( 34 min.)

Biescas

Alto Gállego, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 37' 42.9" N 0° 19' 17.7" W

42.6285893 -0.3215867


☍ 15,6 km ( 15 min.)

Sabiñánigo

Here I was shopping for groceries


Alto Gállego, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 31' 6.1" N 0° 21' 53.2" W

42.5183640 -0.3647899


☍ 65,2 km ( 52 min.)

Camping Artieda

Nice little campsite. You have to register online and then walk 15 minutes to the restaurant in town to pay.

La Jacetania, Aragonien, Spanien

42° 35' 12.6" N 0° 59' 0.4" W

42.5868450 -0.9834508


☍ 71,2 km ( 48 min.)

Day Artieda nach Pamplona

Pamplona/Iruña

Metropolialdea / Área Metropolitana, Navarra, Spanien

42° 48' 56.5" N 1° 39' 8" W

42.8156860 -1.6522353


☍ 2,7 km ( 6 min.)

Area de Autocaravanas Pamplona

Pitch in the middle of the city - 24 hours € 10 incl. electricity

Calle Garde / Garde Kalea 6, Pamplona, Navarre, Spain

42° 49' 43.8" N 1° 38' 45.8" W

42.8288288 -1.6460692


☍ 99,7 km (1 hrs. 20 min.)

Day Pamplona - 1 Tag Pause

Day Pamplona - Biarritz

Biarritz

Frankreich

43° 28' 16.1" N 1° 33' 9.8" W

43.4711438 -1.5527266


☍ 2,9 km ( 5 min.)

Parking de la Milady

Avenue de la Milady, 64200, Biarritz, France

43° 27' 58" N 1° 34' 18" W

43.4661111 -1.5716667


☍ 158,9 km (1 hrs. 34 min.)

Day Biarritz - Lourdes

Camping La Foret Lourdes

Nice little campsite with a very good restaurant. Dogs must be kept on a leash because chickens roam freely.


It is a 15-minute walk to the Grotto of Lourdes.

65100, Lourdes, France

43° 5' 43.1" N 0° 4' 29.3" W

43.0953000 -0.0748000


☍ 3,5 km ( 6 min.)

Lourdes

A place between deep faith and commerce. A great deal of hope and confidence is palpable. I was deeply moved.

Hautes-Pyrénées, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 5' 38.7" N 0° 2' 47.4" W

43.0940904 -0.0464975


☍ 305,9 km (3 hrs. 43 min.)

Day Reisepause

Day Lourdes - Carinena

Cariñena

The journey was adventurous and lasted 6 hours.


The route: Lourdes -

Aragonien, Spanien

41° 21' 18.6" N 1° 9' 33.8" W

41.3551720 -1.1593994


☍ 9,9 km ( 12 min.)

Cariñena, 51 Calle die Carmen

Spent the night at the town's public parking lot. It rained all night. We left by 7 a.m.

Avenida Estación, Cariñena, Campo de Cariñena, Aragonien, Spanien

41° 20' 9" N 1° 13' 44.3" W

41.3358251 -1.2289621


☍ 246,9 km (2 hrs. 12 min.)

Day Carinena - Moncofa 3635 Kilometer

Camping Monmar

The day: Thursday, May 15, 2025


A typical Spanish campsite, with lots of long-term campers who haven't arrived yet. The town seems deserted due to the many holiday apartments. But the site is very affordable, has a pool, very fast Wi-Fi, and a sink on every pitch!

Cami Serratelles 95, 12593, Moncofa, Spain

39° 48' 35.1" N 0° 7' 45.2" W

39.8097500 -0.1292300


☍ 75,1 km (1 hrs. 3 min.)

Day Reisepause

Day Reisepause

Day Reisepause

Day Reisepause - Dienstag, 20.05.2025

Day Moncofa - Fuente de los Banos - Sant Jaume d' Enveja

Fuente de Los Baños

After a 6-day break in beautiful weather, we continue today!


Fuente de los Banos is a beautiful destination, lots of people but beautiful nature.


The CV 195 road is a two-lane stretch—a dream for every biker. From Montanejos, the route to the springs is on foot.


Then on the CV 20 to Onda – also beautiful. Onda is an industrial town, so I skipped the city center.

Paseo Paraje Fuente de Los Baños, Montanejos, l'Alt Millars, Valencianische Gemeinschaft, Spanien

40° 4' 26.8" N 0° 32' 2.2" W

40.0741158 -0.5339374


☍ 41,4 km ( 46 min.)

Onda

I only made a quick stop at Decathlon and McDonald's.

la Plana Baixa, Valencianische Gemeinschaft, Spanien

39° 57' 43.7" N 0° 15' 33.8" W

39.9621514 -0.2593846


☍ 136,4 km (1 hrs. 29 min.)

Saint Jaume d' Enveja Stellplatz öffentlich

Clay court in the Ebro Delta.


The Ebro Delta is the second-largest river delta in the Mediterranean after the Nile Delta. You drive past miles of rice fields. There's also a large nature reserve here.

Carrer del Cid, Sant Jaume d'Enveja, Tarragona, Spain

40° 42' 9.7" N 0° 42' 46.9" E

40.7027027 0.7130167


☍ 156,6 km (1 hrs. 35 min.)

Day Saint Jaume - Gava mar

Camping 3 Estrellas

The drive here took a good two hours, mostly on the highway. It was very cloudy, with heavy rain in the afternoon and 18 degrees Celsius.


The campsite (ACSI) is well-visited and has a direct bus connection to the center of Barcelona. However, it's located next to the airport. It's impressive how different the aircraft are in terms of noise.

Apartado De Correos 238, 08850, Gavà, Spain

41° 16' 18" N 2° 2' 36" E

41.2716600 2.0433300


☍ 19,4 km ( 22 min.)

Day Besichtigung Barcelona

Barcelona

We took the L95 bus from the campsite to the city center (45 minutes). Taking the blue and red bus routes once, it took 5 hours.


Barcelona is very impressive, extremely diverse, and bustling. A wonderful and amazing city.


Return on the L95 bus. The bus fare is €2.65 each way, and the Barcelona Bustour tour is €28 for seniors.

Barcelonès, Katalonien, Spanien

41° 22' 58.4" N 2° 10' 38.8" E

41.3828939 2.1774322


☍ 166,0 km (1 hrs. 48 min.)

Day Reisepause

Day Gava mar - Colera

Camping Sant Miquel

Beautiful little campsite with heated pool, shaded pitches, takeaway, restaurant, gelateria, creperie, diving school, etc.


Reparked in between.


Great Wi-Fi!

Pla de les Portes 1, 17496, Colera, Spain

42° 24' 10.1" N 3° 8' 55.9" E

42.4028100 3.1488700


☍ 0,7 km ( 1 min.)

Colera

Small town, beautiful and secluded beaches

Oberampurien, Katalonien, Spanien

42° 24' 13.3" N 3° 8' 56.1" E

42.4036867 3.1489254


☍ 36,2 km ( 53 min.)

Day Colera - Carcassonne

Cerberes, Argelès-sur-Mer

A beautiful, very winding mountain and coastal route along the Côte Vermeille. Hardly any traffic. It's part of the French wine routes.

Ostpyrenäen, Okzitanien, Frankreich

42° 32' 51.6" N 3° 1' 31.3" E

42.5476734 3.0253613


☍ 102,0 km (1 hrs. 34 min.)

Quillan

Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich

42° 52' 35.7" N 2° 11' 38.8" E

42.8765847 2.1941009


☍ 51,8 km ( 51 min.)

Aire de camping-cars de Carcassonne

Quite nice, with small hedges between the pitches. Ideal for sightseeing the town and the fortress.

Chemin de la Jasso, Carcassonne, Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 12' 1" N 2° 21' 9.3" E

43.2002836 2.3525952


☍ 4,0 km ( 7 min.)

Carcassonne

Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 12' 46.9" N 2° 20' 56.8" E

43.2130358 2.3491069


☍ Distance not available (Duration not available)

Day Besichtigung Festung - Weiterfahrt nach Bezier

Carcassonne

Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 12' 46.9" N 2° 20' 56.8" E

43.2130358 2.3491069


☍ 51,0 km ( 49 min.)

Argeliers

Beautiful route. I took the main road because I wanted to see the Canal du Midi. But you can't see it! I finally ended up in Beziers, and I was more than compensated.

Aude, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 18' 43.9" N 2° 54' 41" E

43.3121894 2.9113792


☍ 27,6 km ( 33 min.)

Béziers

I came to Beziers by chance along the Canal MIDI and fell in love with this city.


I took the "La Petit Train" once and a half times because it was so beautiful. The charming train driver let me off along the way so I didn't have to walk too far to get to my parking spot!!! So nice!

Hérault, Okzitanien, Frankreich

43° 20' 33.6" N 3° 12' 47.3" E

43.3426562 3.2131307


☍ 313,4 km (3 hrs. 8 min.)

Day Beziere - Le Padet

Camping Artaudois

Unfortunately, it's not quite as described by ACSI. The magnificent view is only available from a very few pitches, some of the sanitary facilities are dirty, and Wi-Fi is available only for a fee – meaning you can only book Wi-Fi via an app! There's hardly any cell reception, so how are you supposed to download an app?

Chemin de l'Artaude, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 5' 56" N 6° 1' 55.4" E

43.0988917 6.0320688


☍ 11,1 km ( 19 min.)

Day Le Padet - Antibes

Hyères

Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 7' 12.9" N 6° 7' 48.6" E

43.1202573 6.1301614


☍ 42,7 km ( 41 min.)

Cogolin

Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 15' 0" N 6° 32' 11.7" E

43.2500000 6.5365900


☍ 35,3 km ( 46 min.)

Fréjus

Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 25' 58.9" N 6° 44' 9.7" E

43.4330308 6.7360182


☍ 49,3 km ( 41 min.)

Antibes

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 34' 52.6" N 7° 7' 34.3" E

43.5812868 7.1262071


☍ 5,3 km ( 9 min.)

Avenue Georges Bizet - Camping des Trelles

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 36' 57.3" N 7° 7' 29.6" E

43.6159236 7.1248907


☍ 20,5 km ( 22 min.)

Day Antibes - Roquebilliere

Nizza

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 42' 3.4" N 7° 16' 6.2" E

43.7009358 7.2683912


☍ 41,8 km ( 45 min.)

Aire de Camping-cars

Emmanuel Donato, Rue du stade, 06380 Sospel


Unfortunately, I couldn't log in due to Camping Car's internet problems, so I kept driving.

Boulevard de l'Egalité, 06380, Sospel, France

43° 52' 43" N 7° 26' 32" E

43.8786111 7.4422222


☍ 23,9 km ( 31 min.)

Col de Turini

The most strenuous pass I've ever ridden. The road is extremely exposed, with 44 hairpin bends up top and over 20 hairpin bends down.

The route down is part of the Tour de France.

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 58' 39.7" N 7° 23' 29.2" E

43.9776866 7.3914557


☍ 12,0 km ( 16 min.)

La Bollène-Vésubie

This is a tiny place, high on the mountain.

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

43° 59' 23.8" N 7° 19' 51.9" E

43.9899444 7.3310809


☍ 6,8 km ( 10 min.)

Camping Les Templiers

Very nice little place, located right next to the stream.


Access very narrow and steep with three hairpin bends.

Quartier La Bourgade, 06450, Roquebillière, France

44° 0' 55.2" N 7° 18' 37.2" E

44.0153400 7.3103300


☍ 0,7 km ( 1 min.)

Day Roquebilliere - Briancon

Roquebillière

Nice little place, extremely wide stream bed.

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 0' 45.8" N 7° 18' 27.6" E

44.0127173 7.3076730


☍ 10,0 km ( 13 min.)

Saint-Martin-Vésubie

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 4' 12.3" N 7° 15' 23.4" E

44.0700773 7.2565002


☍ 8,3 km ( 10 min.)

Col Saint-Martin. 1560m

Nice to ride, no traffic, lots of cyclists because of the Tour de France

Frankreich

44° 4' 15.4" N 7° 13' 16.9" E

44.0709578 7.2213726


☍ 34,8 km ( 37 min.)

Isola

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 11' 9.8" N 7° 3' 7.2" E

44.1860506 7.0519874


☍ 36,8 km ( 39 min.)

Col de Raspaillon 2513m

That's when the difficult part began for me! Technically, it wasn't a problem at all, but my fear of heights really took over. The next three passes were almost impossible for me to manage, but turning around wasn't an option either. I've never been so scared in my life!


The photos don't even look that spectacular, but I couldn't photograph the really extreme spots. Especially not guardrails, small walls, or road shoulders.

Seealpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 20' 26.1" N 6° 49' 55.9" E

44.3405737 6.8321964


☍ 4,1 km ( 6 min.)

Col de la Cime de la Bonette. 2802m

On the ridge, there's a hairpin bend from one side of the mountain ridge to the other. I've never seen anything like it. I couldn't take a photo; I was too scared.


Addendum: 2 drone photos from the internet.

Frankreich

44° 19' 13.9" N 6° 48' 26.9" E

44.3205167 6.8074635


☍ 0,9 km ( 2 min.)

Col de la Bonette 2715m

The descent back is absolutely stunning. My fears disappeared for a moment because it was no longer exposed.

Frankreich

44° 19' 35.9" N 6° 48' 26.8" E

44.3266504 6.8074465


☍ 5,1 km ( 6 min.)

Route du Col de la Bonette - Restefond

Photographers on the side of the road taking pictures of bikers as they lie in the curve!

Route de la Bonette, Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 20' 17.3" N 6° 47' 31.8" E

44.3381365 6.7921587


☍ 38,6 km ( 42 min.)

Col de Vars. 2109m

A beautiful pass—even for me. Very easy to drive. I even passed a Dutchman with a caravan.

Frankreich

44° 32' 19.4" N 6° 42' 10.4" E

44.5387259 6.7028765


☍ 49,4 km ( 53 min.)

Col de l'Izoard 2360m

Unspectacular for today. Enough excitement ;-)

Route du Col d'Izoard, Arvieux, Hochalpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 49' 12.2" N 6° 44' 1.8" E

44.8200576 6.7338441


☍ 22,1 km ( 27 min.)

Camping des 5 Vallées

Nice little campsite. Brand new sanitary facilities. Costs €16.50, very fast WiFi €2.

Hameau Saint-Blaise, 05100, Briançon, France

44° 52' 41.9" N 6° 36' 57.2" E

44.8783000 6.6159000


☍ 3,6 km ( 6 min.)

Day Briancon - Aostatal

Briançon

Briançon is the highest town in France. It has a large fortress and a fortified old town.

Hochalpen, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Frankreich

44° 53' 54.3" N 6° 38' 37.1" E

44.8984037 6.6436313


☍ 12,3 km ( 16 min.)

Col de Montgenèvre

There is a golf course at the top of the pass!!!

Frankreich

44° 55' 52.7" N 6° 43' 32.6" E

44.9312974 6.7257274


☍ 20,4 km ( 24 min.)

Sestriere

Passeggiata del Senatore, Sestriere, Turin, Piemont, Italien

44° 57' 13.8" N 6° 52' 27.3" E

44.9538471 6.8742448


☍ 233,2 km (2 hrs. 19 min.)

Morgex

We drove to the end of the Aosta Valley to see Mont Blanc, the second highest mountain in Europe.


Wanted to go up with the gondola, but it was storming heavily up there

Aostatal, Italien

45° 45' 28.9" N 7° 2' 7.6" E

45.7580223 7.0354328


☍ 15,0 km ( 20 min.)

Camping Monte Bianco La Sorgente

Nice little campsite. The owner accommodated me in an emergency spot – Pentecost and Father's Day! Very nice and helpful! 😃


Costs € 19 including electricity and WiFi

Loc.Val Veny Peuterey 1, 11013, Courmayeur, Italy

45° 48' 19.6" N 6° 55' 26.4" E

45.8054413 6.9239963


☍ 224,8 km (2 hrs. 25 min.)

Day Aostatal - Prosto

Mailand

Mailand, Lombardei, Italien

45° 27' 51.1" N 9° 11' 22.7" E

45.4641943 9.1896346


☍ 122,7 km (1 hrs. 55 min.)

Prosto

Today I only drove on the motorway and expressway. It took me five hours, with some heavy rush hour traffic and trucks.

Sondrio, Lombardei, Italien

46° 19' 46.9" N 9° 25' 14.6" E

46.3296814 9.4207312


☍ 1,5 km ( 2 min.)

Camping Acquafraggia

Great little campsite in the forest, next to a waterfall. Nice and clean restrooms.

Strada per Sant'Abbondio 1b, Plurs, Sondrio, Lombardei, Italien

46° 19' 46.8" N 9° 25' 58.1" E

46.3296781 9.4328002


☍ 28,6 km ( 33 min.)

Day Reisepause

Day Prosto - St. Moritz - Prad am Stilfserjoch

Malojapass 1850 Meter

Schweiz

46° 23' 59.8" N 9° 41' 44.9" E

46.3999357 9.6958071


☍ 11,5 km ( 12 min.)

Silvaplana

Maloja, Graubünden, Schweiz

46° 27' 35.8" N 9° 47' 45.3" E

46.4599334 9.7959165


☍ 6,6 km ( 8 min.)

St. Moritz

Plazza da la Staziun, Sankt Moritz, Maloja, Graubünden, Schweiz

46° 29' 52.9" N 9° 50' 45.4" E

46.4980210 9.8459437


☍ 32,8 km ( 29 min.)

Zernez

Region Unterengadin/Münstertal, Graubünden, Schweiz

46° 41' 52.7" N 10° 5' 39.6" E

46.6979839 10.0943311


☍ 27,1 km ( 28 min.)

Scuol

Region Unterengadin/Münstertal, Graubünden, Schweiz

46° 47' 51.5" N 10° 17' 58.6" E

46.7976371 10.2996234


☍ 66,1 km (1 hrs. 17 min.)

Prad am Stilfserjoch

Bozen, Trentino-Südtirol, Italien

46° 36' 13.6" N 10° 34' 54.9" E

46.6037673 10.5819093


☍ 5,4 km ( 14 min.)

Camping Kiefernhain

Kiefernhainweg 37, 39026, Prad am Stilfserjoch, Italy

46° 37' 29.8" N 10° 35' 36.2" E

46.6249400 10.5933900


☍ 156,7 km (2 hrs. 1 min.)

Day

Rum

Bezirk Innsbruck-Land, Tirol, Österreich

47° 17' 12.4" N 11° 27' 26.6" E

47.2867829 11.4573834