Tour des Grandes Alpes 2020 - 7/9 - Exploring Piemont (IT)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 86.15 mi
- Elevation gain
- 15,108 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Difficult
- Elevation loss
- 15,108 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,823 ft
- TrailRank
- 26
- Min elevation
- 3,337 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Time
- 11 hours 55 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4359
- Uploaded
- February 6, 2021
- Recorded
- February 2021
near San Romano, Piemonte (Italia)
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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 part is purely offroad sections (not counting getting there and back obviously) - I wouldn't recommend it on the street bike, since the tracks are very rocky.
First part is a rood the the Fort Jafferau 2815m - great views! and the road is not very difficult even for a bigger bike (light to medium)
Second part reaches the highest place in EU (which you can reach with a "car") - 3000m above the sea level. The road is very rocky at the end, but generally ok (medium)
Third part can only be reached with a motorcycle (the route ends where the tracks narrows to a path and where it gets a bit scary). This final part goes along the steep slope, so some stability and calm is required (especially on the heavy bike). I would call this part difficult (not because of the track itself, but beacuse of the steepness and no place to turn around when you get on it). (hard).
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 part is purely offroad sections (not counting getting there and back obviously) - I wouldn't recommend it on the street bike, since the tracks are very rocky.
First part is a rood the the Fort Jafferau 2815m - great views! and the road is not very difficult even for a bigger bike (light to medium)
Second part reaches the highest place in EU (which you can reach with a "car") - 3000m above the sea level. The road is very rocky at the end, but generally ok (medium)
Third part can only be reached with a motorcycle (the route ends where the tracks narrows to a path and where it gets a bit scary). This final part goes along the steep slope, so some stability and calm is required (especially on the heavy bike). I would call this part difficult (not because of the track itself, but beacuse of the steepness and no place to turn around when you get on it). (hard).
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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