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Col de la Cayolle - D2202 AlpineRoads Hot

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Written by AlpineRoads     May 01, 2012    
 
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Directions
Begin Destination

1 Place de Provence, Nationalpark Mercantour, 06470 Guillaumes, Frankreich, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Rue Bérenger, 04400 Barcelonnette, Frankreich, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Location

Address
1 Place de Provence, Nationalpark Mercantour, 06470 Guillaumes, Frankreich

General Route

Route Type
Mountains
Distance
61,828
Duration
4,742
(Partial) toll road
false
This road may be seasonally closed
false
Personally speaking I dislike the Col de la Cayolle. It's bumpy, unnecessarily narrow, and the old wrought iron crash barriers appear especially designed to slice sliding bikers into pretty shapes. Much of it is a country ride rather than an alpine pass.
From Guillaumes the road is pretty busy and uninteresting until you start the climb from about St. Martin d'Entraunes where the road just gets bumpier as it gets higher. Tree-clad it's fairly narrow but with good visibility.
Towards Barcelonnette the ride becomes more interesting as you pass high up along the Gorges du Bachelard, and then pass down rapidly into the narrow and long gorge below. There are a number of sudden 90? turns over narrow bridges to put a stop to any rhythm you may have got going. The scenery is superb, but ultimately can't make up for the terrible road surface. One of our least favourite passes.

Editor review

worth doing but there are better options going north to south.
Overall rating 
 
3.4
User Overall Summary 
 
3.0
Scenery 
 
4.0
Corners 
 
3.0
Road Surface 
 
3.0
Traffic 
 
3.0
Passing 
 
4.0
Police and speed enforcement 
 
4.0
AlpineRoads Reviewed by AlpineRoads March 24, 2013
Last updated: March 24, 2013
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Col de la Cayolle

worth doing but there are better options going north to south.

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