→ 182km↑ 5180m♦ difficultStart: AIROLOFinish: BELLINZONACountry: SwitzerlandCLIMBS: GOTTHARD PASS (2091M) PASSO SCIMFUSS (2244M) PASSO DELL’UOMO (2218M) CAPANNA ADULA (2012M) CAPANNA …
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Le Tour des Alpes vaudoises
→ 211km↑ 4330m♦ mediumSTART/FINISH: Les DiableretsCountry: SwitzerlandCLIMBS: Les Voëttes (1401m), La Forclaz (1260m), Villars (1253m), Les Plans-sur-Bex (11178m), Col du Pillon (1546m), Col des Mosses (1445m), Col de la Croix (1778m)A 4-day tour on quiet roads in the Alps near Lake GenevaEasily accessible by car and train, the Alpes vaudoises, with their characteristic chalets, green pastures and snow-covered peaks, are a …
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Graubünden gravel & road tour
→ 190km↑ 5670m♦ difficultStart: SplügenFinish: IlanzCountry: SwitzerlandCLIMBS: Lai da Vons (1991m), Maigelshütte (2314m), Alp Nova (2079m)A 3 day tour on quiet roads and gravel tracks in eastern SwitzerlandLocated in eastern Switzerland, the canton of Graubünden is home to some of the most beautiful road cycling passes in the Alps such as the Albula or the Umbrail. It is also a …
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Strada dell’Assietta and Colle delle Finestre
→ 139km↑ 4390m♦ difficultStart/Finish: Rifugio delle RaneCountry: ItalyCLIMBS: Colle delle Finestre (2178m)Route: Loop (clockwise)A 2 day gravel biking tour on the high military roads of PiemonteThe Strada dell’Assietta is a gravel road in Piemonte, Italy that will blow your mind. Going up and down between 2’000 and 2’500m for more than 30km, this old military road connects the ski resort …
Bretaye to Villars
→ 19 km↑ 410 m♦ EASYStart/Finish: VILLARS-SUR-OLLONCountry: SWITZERLANDRoute: Loop CLIMBS: LES Chaux (1762M)A SCENIC INTRODUCTION TO ALPINE GRAVELWant to get a taste of alpine gravel riding? With less than 20 kilometers and just 400 meters of climbing, this route in our home region is for you. You do not need to be a gravel expert to enjoy it, but you should …
Val de Bagnes
→ 58km↑ 1960 m♦ DIFFICULTStart/Finish: LE CHÂBLECountry: SWITZERLANDRoute: Loop CLIMBS: LA Chaux (2232M) COL DU LEIN (1623M)VAL DE BAGNES: A GRAVEL BIKING HOTSPOT IN THE ALPSLocated in the Swiss region of Valais, the Val de Bagnes is the land of raclette. But it’s also one of the best alpine gravel destinations …
Moosalp
→ 66km↑ 1540 m♦ MEDIUMStart/Finish: VISPCountry: SWITZERLANDRoute: Loop CLIMB: MOOSALP (2049M)ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CLIMBS IN VALAISThis loop starts in the Rhône valley and takes you up to Moosalp, one of the most beautiful climbs in the Swiss canton of Valais. I introduced it to Sander Kolsloot from cyclingdestination.cc and his buddy Ruben Hoogland. Starting from Visp station, you follow …
Le Col des Mosses
→ 117km↑ 1600 m♦ MEDIUMStart/Finish: AIGLECountry: SWITZERLANDRoute: Loop CLIMB: COL DES MOSSES (1445M)A CLASSIC PASS OF WESTERN SWITZERLANDThe Col des Mosses is one of the best-known passes in French-speaking Switzerland. And why? Located in the foothills of the Alps, it is easily accessible from much of the Lake Geneva region and other densely populated areas. It’s also often in the spotlight, …
Le Semnoz
→ 59km↑ 1340 m♦ MEDIUMStart/Finish: ANNECYCountry: FRANCERoute: Loop CLIMBs: COL DE LESCHAUX (897M), LE SEMNOZ (1668 M)A CLASSIC CLIMB WITH A VIEW OF MONT BLANCLocated in the French department of Haute Savoie, the Annecy region offers a varied terrain for avid cyclists. There are legendary cols such as Colombière, Aravis and Croix Fry, often used by the men’s and women’s Tour …
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Colle Fauniera
→ 99km↑ 2070m♦ DifficultStart/Finish: CUNEOCountry: ITALYRoute: Loop CLIMB: COLLE FAUNIERA (2481M)A climb from another eraWhat was Carmine Castellano, then director of the Giro d’Italia, thinking when he took the peloton up – and down – the Colle Fauniera twice in 1999 and 2003? This is the question I’ve been asking myself ever since I climbed this little-known giant in Piedmont with …
