BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE - COL DU PETIT SAINT BERNARD - AIME

Col du Petit Saint Bernard is located at an altitude of 2188m.a.s.l.
Below is a proposed route starting in Bourg-Saint-Maurice, climbing up to Col du Petit Saint Bernard, descending by an alternative road, and then returning to Aime via the Verte de Tarentaise cycle path, along the l'Isère river.
Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Col du Petit Saint Bernard - Aime 72 km

Col du Petit Saint Bernard - 2188m.a.s.l. from Bourg-Saint-Maurice:
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:
We can reach Bourg-Saint-Maurice by regional train, from where we start our route according to the map;
- 0,2km: (817m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout, take the D1090 road - signposted Col du Petit St. Bernard.
- 6,8km: (1074m.a.s.l.) continue straight onto the D84 road - signposted Montvalezan.
- 11,4km: (1346m.a.s.l.) turn left - signposted La Rosiere.
- 14,8km: (1636m.a.s.l.) turn right onto the D1090 road;
- 19,2km: La Rosière (1844m.a.s.l.) on the right side, there is a grocery store and a food point;
- 27km: Col du Petit Saint Bernard (2188m.a.s.l.) - destination reached; food point 'Bar de Lancebranlette'.

The climb profile from Bourg-Saint-Maurice (0,2km) to Col du Petit Saint Bernard (27km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return on the D1090 road without going into Montvalezan.
- 54,9km: Seez (881m.a.s.l.) on the right side, there is a Vival grocery store;
- 55,3km: (860m.a.s.l.) at the second roundabout, take the D1090 road - signposted Bourg-Saint-Maurice;
- 56,7km: Bourg-Saint-Maurice centrum (817m.a.s.l.) a good place for coffee/lunch - location of food points on mapy.cz; we descend from the roundabout following the sign - Balcons de Tarentaise cycle path and Funiculaire parking lots;
- 57,7km: (809m.a.s.l.) we enter the Verte de Tarentaise cycle path from the roundabout, which we follow along the Isère river all the way to Aime;

Statistics on Col du Petit Saint Bernard are available on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx



Statistics of the ascent to Col du Petit Saint Bernard:
- start at an altitude of 817m.a.s.l. (0,2km) finish at 2188m.a.s.l. (27km)
- total elevation difference: 1374m
- distance: 26,8km
- average gradient: 5,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 12,7%

Col du Petit Saint Bernard in Google Street View: