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From Cervières to the upper Clarée valley

Sport, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route in Cervières
80.5 km
5h 10min
Hard
  • Departing from Cervières, this route takes you to a magnificent natural setting: the upper Clarée valley.

  • Detailed itinerary :

    - From the parking lot, turn right onto the RD 902 to reach Briançon.

    - Once in Briançon, at the Font Christianne hamlet, continue straight ahead on the RD 902 until you reach the Izoard traffic circle.

    - At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit. Then take the 1st road on the right, following the sign "Toutes directions - Gap".

    - At the traffic circle in front of E.Leclerc, take the 1st exit on the right and cross the bridge.

    - At the next traffic circle,...
    Detailed itinerary :

    - From the parking lot, turn right onto the RD 902 to reach Briançon.

    - Once in Briançon, at the Font Christianne hamlet, continue straight ahead on the RD 902 until you reach the Izoard traffic circle.

    - At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit. Then take the 1st road on the right, following the sign "Toutes directions - Gap".

    - At the traffic circle in front of E.Leclerc, take the 1st exit on the right and cross the bridge.

    - At the next traffic circle, take the 1st exit on the right, then go straight on to take the Chaussée (steeply-sloping road).

    - Follow the Chaussée up to the cease-and-desist sign. At the intersection, turn right towards "Turin - Montgenèvre - Névache".

    - At the Champs de Mars traffic circle, continue in the direction of Turin to leave Briançon on the RN 94.

    - After approx. 7 km, at La Vachette, turn left towards "Vallée de la Clarée, Névache, Val-des-Prés", on the RD 944G.

    - In the village of La Vachette, at the church, turn left towards Névache. Continue straight on for 15 km (take care when crossing Val-des-Prés in July/August, which is regulated by an alternative traffic light).

    - Once in Névache - Roubion, stay on the main road towards Ville Haute and the upper Clarée valley.

    - When you reach Névache - Ville Haute, turn right at the traffic circle onto the RD 301T towards the Haute Vallée.

    - Once through the village, continue straight on until you reach Laval (approx. 10 km) - (Beware of traffic and shuttle buses from the Haute Vallée in July and August).

    - Return by the same route

    - At the traffic circle at the bottom of the Chaussée à Briançon, take the leftmost exit onto rue Centrale (one-way street). At the end of Rue Centrale, head for Col de l'Izoard at the traffic circle to return to Cervières.
  • Departure
    Cervières
  • Difference in height
    1682.48 m
  • Plain text period
    From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.

    Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
  • Environment
    • In centre of town
    • Mountain view
    • Town location
    • Overview on river
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Accepted customers
    • Level red – hard
1682 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 2012 m
  • Minimum altitude : 1212 m
  • Total positive elevation : 1682 m
  • Total negative elevation : -1682 m
  • Max positive elevation : 179 m
  • Min positive elevation : -191 m
Services
  • Equipment
    • Free car park
    • Car park