Trip VTT ENDURO TRAVERSÉE DES ALPES DU SUD
6 jours des montagnes à la mer
Itinéraire exceptionnel pour cette traversée des Alpes du Sud par les plus beaux parcours. Des paysages grandioses, des singles de rêve. La quintessence du Vélo de montagne.
An exceptional itinerary for this crossing of the Southern Alps via some of the most beautiful routes. Magnificent scenery, dreamy singles. The quintessence of mountain biking.
Valberg / Daluis
Alpes Maritimes
Enduro
+ 200/500 m
- 3000/4000 m
↑
↓
Navette Minibus
Shuttle
La traversée des Alpes du Sud en quelques chiffres :
229 kilomètres de VTT Enduro / D- 16 000 m / D+ 6 000 m / 6 vallées.
COL DE L'ARCHE - BARCELONETTE.
BARCELONETTE - COLMARS.
Hébergement en hôtel.
COLMARS - GUILLAUMES.
Hébergement en gîte de séjour.
GUILLAUMES - VALDEBLORE.
Hébergement en gîte de séjour.
VALDEBLORE - BREIL SUR ROYA.
Hébergement en gîte de séjour.
BREIL SUR ROYA - MENTON.
Jour 6 : A partir de Breil sentier en balcon surplombant la Vallée de la Roya, descente vers Sospel par des sentiers ludiques. Dernière montée avant d'apercevoir la mer et dévaler vers la côte. Marches et épingles un concentré des singles des Alpes Maritimes. Fin de l'aventure dans la vielle ville de Menton.
Retour à Breil sur Roya en minibus. Hébergement en gîte de séjour.
From Breil sur Roya we organise all the shuttles for your stay. You no longer need to use your own vehicle. Meet up at the end of the day and settle into your Gîte Roya Mercantour accommodation. Bike preparation.
COL DE L'ARCHE - BARCELONETTE.
Day 1: Shuttle by minibus to the Col de l'Arche on the Italian border (2 hours). Departure at 2000 m for a short climb by bike and already a great route through alpine meadows. Descent to Barcelonnette.
Accommodation in a self-catering gîte.
BARCELONETTE - COLMARS.
Day 2: Shuttle by minibus to the Col d'Allos. After a short climb, one of the most beautiful descents in the Alpes de Haute Provence. A dreamy single in the larches. A fine climb on mountain bikes to reach l'Autapie. The effort is rewarded with a fun descent through the undergrowth to Colmars. Back in the minibus for the last session of the day. Another beautiful single to return to the Verdon valley.
Hotel accommodation.
COLMARS - GUILLAUMES.
Day 3: Ascent by minibus to the Col des Champs at 2000 m. Superb descent to the Var valley, great mountain biking. Cycle up to the mountain pastures of the Col des Souches. Another ethnological descent in the black earth on the Enduro World Series stages. To finish the day, a ride in the Daluis gorges. Super single overhanging the Var canyon in the red rocks.
Accommodation in a self-catering gîte.
GUILLAUMES - VALDEBLORE.
Day 4: Minibus shuttle to Valberg. Set off for a great day's mountain biking in a wide variety of terrain including red rock, grey marl and Mediterranean trails. Climb to the Col du Raton and descend to the Gorges du Cians. Take the minibus back up to Pierlas and switch to the Tinée valley on a super technical single. Last session of the day around La Colmiane.
Accommodation in a holiday gîte.
VALDEBLORE - BREIL SUR ROYA.
Day 5: Another stage on some of the most beautiful trails in the Alpes Maritimes. A long descent due south into the Vésubie valley. Technical single climb on the limestone slabs of the Brec d'Utel. Climb back up in the minibus and descend to l'Escarène, where the scent of the South grows ever stronger. Mediterranean vegetation and rough paths. Final descent from the Col de Braus towards Sospel and the Bévéra valley.
Accommodation in a self-catering gîte.
BREIL SUR ROYA - MENTON.
Day 6: From Breil on a balcony path overlooking the Roya Valley, descend to Sospel on fun trails. The last climb before glimpsing the sea and heading down to the coast. Steps and hairpins, a concentration of the singles of the Alpes Maritimes. End of the adventure in the old town of Menton.
Return to Breil sur Roya by minibus. Accommodation in a holiday gîte.
