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Written by greg     June 15, 2011    
 
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Avenue du Grand-Saint-Bernard 83, 1920 Martigny, Switzerland, Valais

2003-2013 Route du Bouchet, 74400 Chamonix, France, Rhone-Alpes

Location

Address
Avenue du Grand-Saint-Bernard 83, 1920 Martigny, Switzerland

General Route

Route Type
Mountains
Distance
38,574
Duration
2,475
(Partial) toll road
false
This road may be seasonally closed
false
test summary Col de la Forclaz- Two passes, great road- From Switzerland to France

Editor review

After the brain-dead stretch from Brig this is heaven. First section quite steep but wide road, good surface, fast sweepers. You get some good views of the vally back towards Martigny and beyond from the first few hairpins. A lot of traffic stops at the top. Down the other side into France is wooded and fast. The surface on the French side is still bumpy but not as bad as it used to be, narrow and often lots of traffic in the National Park, but the views of the Chamonix ski area, the peaks and the glaciers of Mont Blanc are stunning.
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4.2
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greg Reviewed by greg June 15, 2011
Last updated: April 20, 2012
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Col de la Forclaz:

After the brain-dead stretch from Brig this is heaven. First section quite steep but wide road, good surface, fast sweepers. You get some good views of the vally back towards Martigny and beyond from the first few hairpins. A lot of traffic stops at the top. Down the other side into France is wooded and fast. The surface on the French side is still bumpy but not as bad as it used to be, narrow and often lots of traffic in the National Park, but the views of the Chamonix ski area, the peaks and the glaciers of Mont Blanc are stunning.

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Great double pass road between Switzerland and France
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Patrick Reviewed by Patrick February 12, 2014
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Col de la Forclaz

Great double pass road between Switzerland and France

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After the brain-dead stretch from Brig this is heaven. First section quite steep but wide road, good surface, fast sweepers. You get some good views of the vally back towards Martigny and beyond from the first few hairpins. A lot of traffic stops at the top. Down the other side into France is wooded and fast. The surface on the French side is still bumpy but not as bad as it used to be, narrow and often lots of traffic in the National Park, but the views of the Chamonix ski area, the peaks and the glaciers of Mont Blanc are stunning.
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AlpineRoads Reviewed by AlpineRoads April 02, 2012
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Col de la Forclaz:

After the brain-dead stretch from Brig this is heaven. First section quite steep but wide road, good surface, fast sweepers. You get some good views of the vally back towards Martigny and beyond from the first few hairpins. A lot of traffic stops at the top. Down the other side into France is wooded and fast. The surface on the French side is still bumpy but not as bad as it used to be, narrow and often lots of traffic in the National Park, but the views of the Chamonix ski area, the peaks and the glaciers of Mont Blanc are stunning.

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