French Alps cycling routes
Explore Alpine climbs from Alpe d’Huez and the Galibier to lakeside rides around Annecy.
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Alpe d’Huez
The 21 numbered hairpins from Le Bourg-d’Oisans through La Garde and Huez to the Tour de France finish: 1,100 m in 14 km.
15.2 km 1,136 m climbingCol de Sarenne Loop
Up the 21 bends to Alpe d’Huez, over the wild back road to the Col de Sarenne, down to Mizoën above the Lac du Chambon and back through the Romanche gorges.
51.2 km 1,590 m climbingVillard-Reculas Balcony
Up to Huez on the Alpe’s first bends, along the cliff-top balcony road to Villard-Reculas and down to Allemond and the Romanche plain.
36.0 km 901 m climbingLes Deux Alpes
Up the Romanche gorges to Le Freney and the hairpins to the glacier resort of Les Deux Alpes.
23.4 km 1,059 m climbingRomanche Plain
An easy spin on the flat valley floor below Alpe d’Huez, from Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Rochetaillée and back.
14.1 km 31 m climbingCol du Glandon
The Marmotte’s first col: from Le Bourg-d’Oisans past the Lac du Verney and Le Rivier d’Allemond to the Glandon at 1,924 m.
36.8 km 1,449 m climbingGlandon from the Maurienne
The north face from Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines through the Villards to the col: 1,450 m in 20 km, its last kilometres at 10%.
19.9 km 1,441 m climbingCol du Mollard & Croix de Fer
From Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne up the hairpins to the Col du Mollard, across the Arves and up to the iron cross at 2,067 m.
43.9 km 2,032 m climbingLacets de Montvernier
Seventeen hairpins stacked up a cliff above the Arc: 3.4 km at 8%.
3.9 km 294 m climbingTélégraphe & Galibier
The Tour’s classic double from Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne: over the Télégraphe, through Valloire and up past Plan Lachat to the Galibier at 2,642 m.
35.4 km 2,089 m climbingGalibier from Valloire
Valloire to the summit of the Galibier: 18 km, 1,245 m, 10% near the top.
18.1 km 1,235 m climbingGalibier from Briançon
Up the Guisane through Serre Chevalier and Le Monêtier to the Col du Lautaret, then the last 8 km to the Galibier.
36.7 km 1,463 m climbingLa Marmotte
The original Alpine sportive: Glandon, Télégraphe, Galibier and Alpe d’Huez in one day from Le Bourg-d’Oisans, 174 km and 5,000 m of climbing.
176.4 km 5,164 m climbingBriançon to Alpe d’Huez
The Tour de France’s 2022 queen stage: Galibier from the south, the Télégraphe down, the Croix de Fer from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and the 21 bends to finish.
168.1 km 4,726 m climbingCol du Granon
Serre Chevalier’s wall: from Saint-Chaffrey to 2,413 m in 11.5 km at over 9%, with the Écrins glaciers across the valley.
12.1 km 1,048 m climbingCol d’Izoard
From Briançon up the Cerveyrette through Cervières to the Izoard at 2,361 m.
19.2 km 1,178 m climbingIzoard & the Casse Déserte
The south side from Guillestre: up the gorges of the Combe du Queyras, through Arvieux and Brunissard and across the scree of the Casse Déserte to the col.
30.3 km 1,561 m climbingCol Agnel
From Ville-Vieille under Fort Queyras through Molines and Fontgillarde to the Italian border at 2,744 m, the third-highest paved pass in the Alps.
20.6 km 1,364 m climbingSaint-Véran
A short climb from Molines to Saint-Véran, Europe’s highest village at 2,042 m.
5.2 km 262 m climbingHaute Route Queen Stage
Out of Italy over the Col Agnel from Casteldelfino and Chianale, down through the Queyras and over the Izoard to Briançon, as the Haute Route rides it.
79.6 km 2,596 m climbingCol de Vars
From Guillestre past the resort of Vars to the col at 2,109 m and down to Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye and Jausiers.
41.8 km 1,165 m climbingCime de la Bonette
From Jausiers to the loop round the Cime de la Bonette at 2,802 m, the highest road in the Alps: 24 km and 1,590 m.
23.5 km 1,589 m climbingVars, Bonette & Isola 2000
The Tour de France’s 2024 stage 19: from Embrun over the Col de Vars and the Cime de la Bonette, down the Tinée and up to Isola 2000.
140.0 km 4,226 m climbingCol de la Lombarde
From Isola in the Tinée up the Vallon de Chastillon to Isola 2000 and on to the Italian border at 2,351 m: 21 km and 1,480 m.
20.3 km 1,474 m climbingIsola 2000
The Tour’s summit finish: 16 km from Isola to the ski station at 2,000 m.
15.7 km 1,135 m climbingLombarde into Italy
Over the Col de la Lombarde from Isola and down the Italian side past Pratolungo to Vinadio in the Valle Stura.
43.0 km 1,512 m climbingMercantour Grand Loop
Three great cols in a circle round the Mercantour: the Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, the Col de Larche into Italy, and the Lombarde back to Isola.
158.7 km 4,242 m climbingCol de Joux Plane
The Tour’s final Alpine wall above Samoëns: 11.6 km at 8.5% through the forest to 1,691 m.
12.5 km 989 m climbingJoux Plane to Morzine
Up from Samoëns, past the lake at the top and down the technical descent to Morzine.
24.1 km 1,030 m climbingJoux Plane Loop
From Morzine over the Col des Gets to Taninges, along the Giffre to Samoëns and back over the Joux Plane.
53.6 km 1,332 m climbingMegève to Morzine
The Tour de France’s 2016 final Alpine stage: the Aravis, the Colombière, the Ramaz and the Joux Plane, 146 km from Megève to Morzine.
146.6 km 3,829 m climbingCol de la Colombière
From Le Grand-Bornand up the meadows of the Chinaillon to the col at 1,613 m.
11.8 km 686 m climbingCol des Aravis
From Flumet up the Arondine to the chapel at the Aravis, with Mont Blanc behind.
11.9 km 625 m climbingCol de la Ramaz
From Mieussy up the cliff road and its tunnels to the Ramaz at 1,619 m.
13.7 km 952 m climbingCirque du Fer-à-Cheval
Up the Giffre from Samoëns through Sixt to the road’s end under the cliffs and waterfalls of the Fer-à-Cheval.
11.9 km 289 m climbingLac d’Annecy
Round the lake from Annecy: the west shore through Sévrier and Duingt, the end of the lake at Doussard and back along the east shore by Talloires and Menthon.
39.6 km 223 m climbing
Distance, climbing and elevation on this page are measured from Everycol’s simulated route. They can differ from outdoor measurements because of the mapped start and finish, route variant and elevation model.