Les Arcs 2000 - 2126m.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're starting the route according to the map;
- 0,4km: (679m.a.s.l.) at the first roundabout, take the first exit onto D990 - signposted La Plagne;;
- 0,5km: (677m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D86C - signposted La Côte-d'Aime;
- 0,7km: (699m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D86 - signposted La Côte-d'Aime;
- 5,4km: (1055m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D86 - signposted Valezan;
- 7,9km: Valezan (1187m.a.s.l.) - end of the first climb;
- 17,5km: Bourg-Saint-Maurice (826m.a.s.l.) - a good place for the first break: food outlets and grocery stores; after the Lidl shop, turn right;
- 18,1km: (809m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, take the exit onto the bridge and turn right after the bridge, then sharply left after 50m; the climb begins;
- 19km: (897m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D119 and continue until today's destination;
- 47,1km: Les Arcs 2000 (2126m.a.s.l.) - the destination has been reached; you can ride higher to the food outlets marked on mapy.cz;

The climb profile from Bourg-Saint-Maurice (18,1km) to Les Arcs 2000 (47,1km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return by the same road to Arc 1600:
- 53,1km: (1587m.a.s.l.) at the second roundabout, take the second exit onto D120 - signposted Arc 1800;
- 59,8km: Plan Peisey (1591m.a.s.l.) food outlet Chez Félix; ride on D226;
- 62,8km: (1360m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D87 - signposted Nancroix; the climb begins;
- 67,2km: (1553m.a.s.l.) Refuge de Rosuel - the second destination reached; a good place for coffee/lunch;

The climb profile from the intersection of D226/D87 (62,8km) to Refuge de Rosuel (67,2km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

We return on D87;
- 80km: (739m.a.s.l.) before the bridge, we enter the Verte de Tarentaise cycle path, which we follow along the Isère river all the way to Aime;

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Valezan:
- start at an altitude of 677m.a.s.l. (0,5km) finish at 1187m.a.s.l. (7,9km)
- total elevation difference: 510m
- distance: 7,4km
- average gradient: 6,9%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10,5%

road to Valezan in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Les Arcs 2000:
- start at an altitude of 809m.a.s.l. (18,1km) finish at 2126m.a.s.l. (47,1km)
- total elevation difference: 1324m
- distance: 29km
- average gradient: 5,6%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 10,6%

road to Les Arcs 2000 in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Refuge de Rosuel:
- start at an altitude of 1360m.a.s.l. (62,8km) finish at 1553m.a.s.l. (67,2km)
- total elevation difference: 193m
- distance: 4,4km
- average gradient: 4,3%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 8%

Refuge de Rosuel in Google Street View: