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FR-06 Tende Est - Mountain bike 79 km, D+ 2540 m, 20 passes

Author description

Author : René Rial
Course carried out on 7 September 2016
Departure At the centre of Tende, north exit, near the station. Alt: 824 m.

Tourist information

The communes of Tende and La Brigue occupy the easternmost part of the Alpes-Maritimes, along the border with Liguria and Piedmont. The many military works along the way bear witness to the turbulent history of the region. The sanctuary of Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines in La Brigue (km 10.2) is home to a remarkable 15th-century fresco.^e century.
There are numerous viewpoints to admire along the way.

Technical specifications

After Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines, the route climbs on a long, beautiful road (R1/R2) to the Pas du Tanarel. This is followed by a series of passes on partly cycleable paths, which require a short push to the Col de la Celle Vieille (S2/S3). It then continues on another R1/R2 path to the passes on the route de Tenda. A series of 48 hairpin bends leads back to the village of Tende.
Many of the passes cross the border.
As an option, after the Col de la Celle Vieille, thirty metres to the right and five metres higher, off the path, is the Colle di Capoves (on the border). FR-06-2207.

20 bottles

Col Linaire	1430 m	FR-06-1430
Baisse de Sanson Ouest / Bassa di Sanson	1693 m	FR-06-1694
Baisse de Sanson Est / Colla di Sanson	1680 m	FR-06-1680a
Pas de Colle Ardente / Passo di Collardente	1617 m	FR-06-1599
Decrease in Fraches / Decrease in Fraches	1599 m	FR-06-1599a
Col de la Lariée	1956 m	FR-06-1956
Pas du Tanarel / Passo del Tanarello	2041 m	FR-06-2045
Col de Gravairole / Col de Gravairole	2250 m	FR-06-2250
Col Roux / Colla Rossa	2175 m	FR-06-2175
Col de l'Evêque / Col de l'Eveque	2161 m	FR-06-2161
Col de la Celle Vieille / Col de la Celle Vieille	2099 m	FR-06-2099
Col des Seigneurs / Colle dei Signori	2111 m	FR-06-2111
Col de Marguareis	2085 m	FR-06-2085
Col de Chevolail	2235 m	FR-06-2235
Col de la Boaïra / Colle della Boaria	2102 m	FR-06-2102
Col de la Perle / Col de la Perle	2086 m	FR-06-2086
Colletto Campanino	2142 m	IT-CN-2142
Col de Cannelle / Col de Cannelle	1882 m	FR-06-1882
Col de Tende Est / Col de Tende Est	1890 m	FR-06-1890
Col de Tende Ouest / Colle di Tenda	1871 m	FR-06-1871

Keywords Tende, Tenda, Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende, La Brigue, Centcols

Openrunner link, interactive map, profile, track : https://www.openrunner.com/route-details/6593420

This itinerary is provided for information only. The author accepts no liability, nor that of the Club des Cent Cols, for any imponderables due to the cyclist himself, the equipment used or anything to do with the road, tracks and paths, their surroundings or other users.