MODANE - COL DE L'ISERAN - MODANE:
Col de l’Iseran is located at an altitude of 2770m.a.s.l.
You can reach the mountain pass from Modane or from the north starting in Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
Below is a suggested route starting from Modane, ascending to the Col l'Iseran pass and returning by the same road.
Modane - Col de l’Iseran - Modane 114 km
Col de l’Iseran 2770m.a.s.l. from Modane:
1. Directions:
How to get to Modane, 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're starting the route according to mapy;
- 1km: (1077m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the second exit and continue on the D1006 road - signposted for Col d'Iseran;
- 7,3km: (1277m.a.s.l.) on the left, there is a public toilet next to the car park;
- 18,7km: Termignon (1308m.a.s.l.) good place for a coffee break with food options; there is a public toilet on the left before reaching the town center;
- 24,3km: Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis (1395m.a.s.l.) - plenty of food options and grocery stores; there is a drinking water intake on the right;
- 24,9km: (1396m.a.s.l.) continue straight on the D902 road - signposted for Col de l'Iseran; the ascent to Col de la Madeleine begins;
- 27,4km: Lanslevillard (1468m.a.s.l.) a drinking water intake and food option on the left;
- 31,6km: Col de la Madeleine (1746m.a.s.l.) - continue on;
- 34,2km: (1684m.a.s.l.) take the comfortable left turn towards Bessans (D902A road);
- 36,2km: (1715m.a.s.l.) another opportunity for a coffee break, at Place de la Mairie;
- 36,9km: (1733m.a.s.l.) get back on the D902 road;
- 44,3km: Bonneval-sur-Arc (1804m.a.s.l.) food options and the last drinking water intake before Col de l'Iseran; the ascent becomes steeper from here;
- 57,1km: Col de l’Iseran (2770m.a.s.l.) - the destination is reached;
The climb profile from Lanslebourg (24,9km) to Col de l’Iseran (57,1km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com
We return on the same road;
- The climb to Col de l'Iseran from Bonneval sur Arc, presented on the Indoor Cycling Training YouTube channel Bike the World
Statistics on Col de l’Iseran can be found on procyclingstats.com
Download the route in: gpx
Statistics of the ascent to Col de l’Iseran:
- start at an altitude of 1396m.a.s.l. (24,9km) finish at 2770m.a.s.l. (57,1km)
- total elevation difference: 1471m
- distance: 32,2km
- average gradient: 4,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13%
Col de l’Iseran in Google Street View: