After running the south ramp of the Col de la Bonette, you can turn right at Isola and head over to Italy via the Col de Lombarde. Nice little road the takes you up though Isola 2000, where the south of France goes skiing.
The road from Isola to the ski resort of Isola 2000 is wide smooth and steep with a lot of wide hairpins. This can be a great ride in the summer as Isola is generally pretty dead in the summer.
Between Isola 2000 and the top of the pass the road can be very narrow - single track most of the way. The Col de Lombarde has recently been fully paved and is narrow at the top which makes it difficult to overtake if there's traffic. Lower down it's twisty and steep in places through trees with vaery many hairpins - given an empty road it is a nice ride. Nice scenery from open moor to thick woodland in a narrow gorge.
Col de Lombarde- D97
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Written by greg
April 16, 2012
| Type | Country | Distance | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains | France/Italy | 43 km (27 mi) | 0h 55m |
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| Begin | Destination |
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4 Place Joseph Borelli, Réserve de Chasse du Mercantour, 06420 Isola, France, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Frazione Roviera, 62, 12010 Pratolungo-roviera Province of Cuneo, Italy, Piedmont |
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4 Place Joseph Borelli, Réserve de Chasse du Mercantour, 06420 Isola, France
General Route
Route Type
Mountains
Distance
42,767
Duration
3,305
(Partial) toll road
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Great connector road between France and Italy
| Overall rating | 3.5 | |
| User Overall Summary | 3.0 | |
| Scenery | 4.0 | |
| Corners | 4.0 | |
| Road Surface | 3.0 | |
| Traffic | 4.0 | |
| Passing | 3.0 | |
| Police and speed enforcement | 4.0 |
Col de Lombarde- D97
Great connector road between France and Italy
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