From Cervières to Col de l'Échelle

From the foot of the Col de l'Izoard, discover another sector of the Hautes Vallées: the Clarée valley and the Col de l'Echelle.

Description

Detailed itinerary :

From the parking lot, turn right onto the RD 902 to reach Briançon.

Once in Briançon, at the Font Christianne hamlet, continue straight ahead on the RD 902 until you reach the Izoard traffic circle.

At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit. Then take the 1st road on the right, following the sign "Toutes directions - Gap".

At the traffic circle in front of E.Leclerc, take the 1st exit on the right and cross the bridge.

At the next traffic circle, take the 1st exit on the right, then go straight on to take the Chaussée (steeply-sloping road).

Follow the Chaussée up to the cease-and-desist sign. At the intersection, turn right towards "Turin - Montgenèvre - Névache".

At the Champs de Mars traffic circle, continue in the direction of Turin to leave Briançon on the RN 94.

After approx. 7 km, at La Vachette, turn left towards "Vallée de la Clarée, Névache, Val-des-Prés", on the RD 944G.

In the village of La Vachette, at the church, turn left towards Névache. Continue straight on for 15 km (take care when crossing Val-des-Prés in July/August, which is regulated by an alternative traffic light).

At Névache - Roubion, turn right towards Col de l'Echelle and start climbing.

At the summit, continue straight on, stopping just before the descent to Italy.

Return by the same route

At the traffic circle at the bottom of the Chaussée à Briançon, take the leftmost exit onto rue Centrale (one-way street). At the end of Rue Centrale, head for Col de l'Izoard at the traffic circle to return to Cervières.

Équipements

• Cycle tourism route
• Free car park

Environnements

• Town location
• In centre of town
• Mountain view
• Overview on river

Tarifs

Free access.

Itinéraire

• Distance 66.3km
• Type d'itinéraire Aller/retour
• Dénivelé positif 1223m
• Dénivelé négatif 1226m
• Durée journalière 04h15
• Itinéraire balisé Oui
• Précision balisage Directional road signs
• Passage délicat From July to August, the village center of Val-des-Prés is regulated by an alternative traffic light. Please respect the signs, as no two vehicles can pass each other in the village. From mid-July to mid-August, the Haute Vallée road is very busy with motorized vehicles (cars and shuttles).
• Nature du terrain Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
• Altitude moyenne 1490m
• Altitude maximum 1778m

Période d'ouverture

From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.

Langues parlées

• French

Localisation