Tour des Grandes Alpes 2020 - 5/9 - Route des Grandes Alpes #1 (CH FR)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 190.72 mi
- Elevation gain
- 26,890 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 28,970 ft
- Max elevation
- 6,916 ft
- TrailRank
- 40
- Min elevation
- 1,305 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Time
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Coordinates
- 8270
- Uploaded
- February 6, 2021
- Recorded
- February 2021
near La Vare, Canton de Vaud (Switzerland)
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Itinerary description
My travel documentary series from the Alps tour in 2020 on the '91 Honda Africa Twin (videos added on weekly basis).
This section features 2 offroad parts - first one from Col des Aravis to Col de L'Arpettaz (light one, just standard dirt/gravel/field road). The second one is a detour through the mountains, since the part of Route des Grandes Alpes was in repair. This one is also pretty easy - some gravel/stones but nothing serious.
Route goes from Austria through Switzerland, Italy, then back to Switzerland and France, to finally reach Piemont in Italy and some epic alpin passes in France. Total of 29 epic passes - both tarmac and gravel - mostly easy routes (offroad only in Piemont and France). It reaches the highest point in EU which is accessible with a motor vehicle - 3000m above the sea level - an enduro bike would be recommended, since the offroad tracks are mostly rocky/gravel.
This section features 2 offroad parts - first one from Col des Aravis to Col de L'Arpettaz (light one, just standard dirt/gravel/field road). The second one is a detour through the mountains, since the part of Route des Grandes Alpes was in repair. This one is also pretty easy - some gravel/stones but nothing serious.
Route goes from Austria through Switzerland, Italy, then back to Switzerland and France, to finally reach Piemont in Italy and some epic alpin passes in France. Total of 29 epic passes - both tarmac and gravel - mostly easy routes (offroad only in Piemont and France). It reaches the highest point in EU which is accessible with a motor vehicle - 3000m above the sea level - an enduro bike would be recommended, since the offroad tracks are mostly rocky/gravel.
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