Col Agnel 2744m.a.s.l. from Montdauphin-Guillestre:
1. Directions:
How to get to Briançon, 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:
By regional train, we arrive at Montdauphin-Guillestre from where we start our route according to the map;
- 0,1km: (888m.a.s.l.) after leaving the railway station, turn right onto N94;
- 1,2km: (899m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, turn left onto D902A - signposted Guillestre;
- 3,9km: (967m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, turn towards the center of Guillestre (signposted Centre Ville);
- 4,6km: Guillestre (1014m.a.s.l.) on the right is the Le Guil bar, open every day from 7.30am - you can stop for a morning coffee, second breakfast, and refill your water bottles; on the earlier 200m of Rue Maurice Petsche, there are also 2 bakeries (on the right-hand side) open from 6.30am;
- 4,9km: (1040m.a.s.l.) - turn left; signposted La Combe;
- 5,4km: (1074m.a.s.l.) - turn left again onto D902;
- 20,7km: (1355m.a.s.l.) - continue straight - signposted Col Agnel D947; here you can use the B variant of the route, i.e., turn left onto Col d'Izoard - bypassing Col Agnel;
- 22,6km: Château-Queyras (1392m.a.s.l.) - on the right is a gastronomic point, and 50m further is a public toilet and a drinking water tap;
- 25,1km: Ville-Vieille (1372m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout (a shop and a gastronomic point), turn right onto the bridge (signposted Molines - D5); after the bridge, on the right-hand side, there is a public toilet; 100m further, on the left-hand side, on Rue Champ du Four, there is a drinking water tap; while going towards the pass, it's worth choosing a place for lunch on the way back;
- 30,6km: (1729m n.p.m) turn left onto D205 (signposted Pierre Grosse);
- 30,8km: Molines-en-Queyras (1739m.a.s.l.) drinking water tap
- 33,1km: Pierre-Grosse (1913m.a.s.l.) on the left-hand side is a drinking water tap
- 34,9km: Fontgillarde (2003m.a.s.l.) - on the left-hand side, there are 2 drinking water taps - the last ones before Col Agnel;
- 43,9km: Refuge Agnel (2580m.a.s.l.) - information about the catering service on the shelter's website;
- 45,9km: Col Agnel (2744m.a.s.l.) - the main goal achieved;

The climb profile from Ville-Vieille to Col Agnel can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We descend the same way to:
- 66,6km: Ville-Vieille (1372m.a.s.l.) - a good place for lunch - leave the roundabout on the second exit to the right, onto D89T; the ascent begins;
- 71,1km: (1336m.a.s.l.) - turn right onto D902 (signposted Col de Izoard); here we can also decide to turn back (due to weather, fatigue, etc.) to Montdauphin-Guillestre and take the train to Briançon (then return the same way for another 20.7km);
- 74,8km: Arvieux (1534m.a.s.l.) - Proxi grocery store and food point; behind the church, on the left, there are 2 drinking water sources;
- 76,4km: La Chalp (1649m.a.s.l.) - food points and on the left, a public toilet;
- 77,7km: (1740m.a.s.l.) food point on the left, and 50m further down the street, also on the left, there is a drinking water source; the steepest 4-kilometer uphill section begins;
- 83,3km: Louison Bobet/Fausto Coppi monument (2214m.a.s.l.);
- 85,3km: Col d'Izoard(2360m.a.s.l.) - second target achieved;

The climb profile from Château-Queyras (D902/D947) (71,1km) to Col d'Izoard (85,3km) can be found on: cyclingcols.com and climbfinder.com

We continue towards Briançon;

- The entire climb from Guilliestre to Col d'Izoard can be found on Indoor Cycling Training's YouTube channel Bike the World
- The climb from Guilliestre to Col d'Izoard can be found on The Col Collective's YouTube channel
- The climb from Ville-Vieille to Col Agnel can be found on The Col Collective's YouTube channel

Statistics on Col d'Izoard can be found on the procyclingstats.com website, as well as on Col Agnel on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Other routes leading to Col d'Izoard:
- from Briançon - 64km

Statistics of the ascent to Col Agnel:
- start at an altitude of 1372m.a.s.l. (25,1km) finish at 2744m.a.s.l. (45,9km)
- total elevation difference: 1372m
- distance: 20,8km
- average gradient: 6,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12,8%

Col Agnel in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent from Château-Queyras (D902/D947) to Col d'Izoard:
- start at an altitude of 1356m.a.s.l. (71,1km) finish at 2360m.a.s.l. (85,3km)
- total elevation difference: 1004m
- distance: 14,2km
- average gradient: 7,1%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12,3%

Col d'Izoard in Google Street View: