Col de la Madeleine - 2000m.a.s.l. from Notre-Dame de Briançon:
1. Directions:
How to get to Aime, 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 Notre-Dame de Briançon, from where we start our route according to the map;
- 0,2km: (423m.a.s.l.) after the bridge, turn right onto D213 - the ascent begins;
- 0,8km: (450m.a.s.l.) keep left, continue on D213 - signposted Col de la Madeleine;
- 2,8km: (557m.a.s.l.) sharp right turn onto D96 - signposted St.Laurent de la Côte;
- 8,3km: (962m.a.s.l.) on the right is a drinking water intake;
- 25,6km: Col de la Madeleine (2000m.a.s.l.) - main destination reached; good place for coffee in one of the two gastronomic points; return the same way;

The climb profile from Notre-Dame de Briançon (0,2km) to Col de la Madeleine (25,6km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 51km: (426m.a.s.l.) continue straight on D97 - signposted La Lechere;
- 53,7km: (443m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the first exit on the right onto D97;
- 54,9km: (445m.a.s.l.) continue straight on D97A - signposted Aigueblanche;
- 56,5km: (457m.a.s.l.) at the third roundabout, take the exit onto D94 - signposted Aigueblanche;
- 56,9km: Aigueblanche (459m.a.s.l.) in the center, turn right onto D990; - 57,4km: (478m.a.s.l.) after leaving the built-up area, turn left and go under the viaduct, then continue safely along N90;
- 60km: Moûtiers (478m.a.s.l.) a good place in the center for coffee or lunch; the locations of gastronomic points can be found on mapy.cz and there is a drinking water intake in the park to the left of Av. de la Liberation after the bridge;
- 60,3km: (489m.a.s.l.) leave Moûtiers on Route d'Hautecore (D85) - signposted Hautecour; the ascent begins;
- 70,4km: (1180m.a.s.l.) turn left - signposted Pradier;
- 73,1km: Col du Pradier (1454m.a.s.l.) second destination reached; the asphalt road can be ridden even higher up to 1688m above sea level.

The climb profile from Moûtiers (60,3km) to Col du Pradier (73,1km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 75,9km: (1180m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D85 - signposted Le Villard;
- 86,7km: Centron (642m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the first exit - signposted N90;
- 90,3km: (661m.a.s.l.) turn onto D990, which leads to Aime;

- the climb to Col de la Madeleine is presented on the YouTube channel The Col Collective
- the ascent from Notre-Dame de Briançon to Col de la Madeleine is presented on Indoor Cycling Training on the Bike the World YouTube channel;

Statistics on Col de la Madeleine are available on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de la Madeleine:
- start at an altitude of 423m.a.s.l. (0,2km) finish at 2000m.a.s.l. (25,6km)
- total elevation difference: 1572m
- distance: 25,4km
- average gradient: 6,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12%

Col de la Madeleine in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col du Pradier:
- start at an altitude of 489m.a.s.l. (60,3km) finish at 1454m.a.s.l. (73,1km)
- total elevation difference: 965m
- distance: 12,8km
- average gradient: 7,5%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 14,5%

road to Col du Pradier in Google Street View: