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Toponymy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Telegraphe Pass (FR-73-1566<\/a>) is named after a tower in the Chappe telegraph<\/a>built in 1807 on the edge of the cliff. The Fort du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe<\/a> close to the pass took full advantage of its strategic position above the Maurienne valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geographical location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Massif<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe is located in the Cerces massif<\/a>,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe road, as soon as you leave St-Michel-de-Maurienne, is dominated to the west by the rocky bar of the Pas du Roc. The lower part of this limestone massif is crossed by the river Arc, which has carved out the D\u00e9fil\u00e9 du Pas du Roc gorge. The massif then rises steeply to the Fort and the Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As soon as you cross the pass, the view plunges down into the Valloirette valley. In fact, the torrent dug its bed in the concave part of the folding of the relief under the action of tectonic thrusts, the syncline, while the Fort and pass are on the convex part of the same folding, the eastern anticline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Col d'Albanne (FR-73-1652<\/a>) is located on the western anticline.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The folding described => Openrunner and Open Street Map extract<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Hydrography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

 The pass is located on a LPE between tributaries of the Arc, including the Valloirette to the west, and torrents tributary to the Ruisseau des Seignes to the east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Access and neighbouring pass<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The D902 links Saint-Michel de Maurienne (to the north, 11.8 km - alt. 730 m) to Valloire (to the south, 4.8 km - alt. 1430 m) via the Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe.<\/p>\n\n\n

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On the descent towards Valloire, the D902 passes through the hamlet of Le Col (FR-73-1522<\/a>), it is a flank pass listed in the Club des Cent Cols catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 It lies on a watershed between tributaries of the Valloirette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Col - Photo Guy Garcin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Modification of access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the 1936 to 1942 BRAs (the BRAs were held every year), the route went through a tunnel that started around 500 m before the current crossing (on the Valloire side) and came out in a curve near the cantonal house that is still standing on the Arc valley side. This tunnel was destroyed by the Germans in 1944. (the ARO did not take place in 1943 and 1944)<\/em>. A road over the current pass has been opened. Collapses and vegetation have completely blocked the entrance to this tunnel upstream and downstream, and not even the slightest trace of it can be seen ...<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see - tourism\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1 km north of the pass, Le Fort du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe<\/strong>(rarely called Fort Berwick<\/strong>), is at an altitude of 1,620 metres. It overlooks the Maurienne valley by 900 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was originally the site of a railway station. telegraphy<\/a> Chappe<\/a> (optical telegraphy with articulated arms), located on the line from Lyon to Milan (then Venice in 1809). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fort was built between 1886 and 1890, and belongs to the S\u00e9r\u00e9 de Rivi\u00e8res system<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The fort is open to visitors every summer from July to August, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cycling and cycle tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The various tests pass over the Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe ... when they pass over the Galibier pass<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n

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BRA 2023 : The Bourbon-Lancy Club (Sa\u00f4ne et Loire) - the most numerous outside Is\u00e8re
(note: the bicycle statue is recent - not in old photos or on the internet)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Profile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the Maurienne side (11.8 km, D+: 856 m): a few passages at more than 10 % (in red)<\/p>\n\n\n

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And from St-Michel-de-Maurienne to Valloire (Openrunner)<\/p>\n\n\n

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An article by G\u00e9rard Galland<\/em><\/em>
and Bernard Giraudeau (for the geology section) <\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Toponymie Le col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe (FR-73-1566) est appel\u00e9 ainsi en raison d\u2019une tour du t\u00e9l\u00e9graphe Chappe, \u00e0 bras articul\u00e9s, construite en 1807 au bord de la falaise. Le fort du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe \u00e0 proximit\u00e9 du col profitait pleinement de sa position strat\u00e9gique au-dessus de la vall\u00e9e de la Maurienne. Situation g\u00e9ographique Massif Le col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe est situ\u00e9 dans le le massif […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":83284,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cols-en-vrac"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLe col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe - Club des Cent Cols<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/centcols.org\/en\/le-col-du-telegraphe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Le col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe - Club des Cent Cols\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Toponymie Le col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe (FR-73-1566) est appel\u00e9 ainsi en raison d\u2019une tour du t\u00e9l\u00e9graphe Chappe, \u00e0 bras articul\u00e9s, construite en 1807 au bord de la falaise. 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