CHÂTILLON - BREUIL-CERVINIA - CHÂTILLON

Breuil-Cervinia is located at an altitude of 2113m.a.s.l.;
Below is a proposed route starting in Châtillon, going to Breuil-Cervinia, and then returning via the same road.
Châtillon - Breuil-Cervinia - Châtillon 59 km

Breuil-Cervinia - 2113m.a.s.l. from Châtillon:
1. Directions:
How to get to Châtillon, where to stay, rent a bike or park the car, can be found here
2. Route description with suggestions for meal and/or water refueling stops:
We start on the route according to the map;
- 0,8km: Châtillon (525m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto Via Rue Martiri di Chezod - sign: Breuil-Cervinia; the ascent begins;
- 1km: (540m.a.s.l.) we join the SR46 road;
- 18,6km: Valtournenche (1517m.a.s.l.) on the left side, there is a drinking water intake; 100m further, there is a restaurant and grocery store;
- 26,4km: (1991m.a.s.l.) we bypass the tunnel on the left side using the pedestrian-cyclist path;
- 28,8km: Breuil-Cervinia (2113m.a.s.l.) destination reached;

The climb profile from Châtillon (0,8km) to Breuil-Cervinia (28,8km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return via the same road to the center of Breuil-Cervinia;
- 30,2km: Breuil-Cervinia (2016m.a.s.l.) a good place for coffee/lunch - restaurants and grocery store - we refill our bottles and return via the same road;
- 57,1km: Châtillon (533m.a.s.l.) at the second exit of the roundabout - sign: Châtillon ovest; we return to the starting point according to the gpx track.

- The final ascent to Breuil-Cervinia in the Giro d'Italia 1997 (stage 14) is presented on the Daniele Francani channel on YouTube;

Statistics regarding Breuil-Cervinia can be found on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx



Statistics of the ascent to Breuil-Cervinia:
- start at an altitude of 525m.a.s.l. (0,8km) finish at 2113m.a.s.l. (28,8km)
- total elevation difference: 1588m
- length of the climb: 28km
- average gradient: 5,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12%

road to Breuil-Cervinia in Google Street View: