Signal de Bisanne - 1703m.a.s.l. from Albertville:
1. Directions:
How to get to Albertville, 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;
- 0,8km: (348m.a.s.l.) turn right onto Rue Gambette (no turn restriction for bicycles) towards the bridge;
- 1,1km: (350m.a.s.l.) just after the bridge, turn left onto Avenue de Camping (bike sign: Ugine), and after 200m onto the convenient bike path 'Circuit de Tamié' along the river;
- 7,9km: (389m.a.s.l.) turn right onto D67; sign: Col de la Forclaz;
- 8,8km: (397m.a.s.l.) turn right, continuing on D67; the climb begins;
- 15,6km: Col de la Forclaz (870m.a.s.l.) - first goal achieved;

The climb profile from L'Isle (8,8km) to Col de la Forclaz (15,6km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 17,8km: (709m.a.s.l.) turn sharply left; sign: Queige D67;
- 19,3km: Queige (585m.a.s.l.) turn left onto C2 road - sign: Outrechenais; on the left, there is a public toilet and 30m further on the left side a drinking water intake, directly drawn from the surrounding mountains, untreated; the climb begins;
- 31,9km: Bizanne 1500 (1485m.a.s.l.) - turn left onto D123 - sign: Les Saisies; food point and grocery store;
- 34,1km: (1709m.a.s.l.) turn left - sign: Signal de Bisanne; - 36,1km: Signal de Bisanne (1934m.a.s.l.) - main goal achieved;

The climb profile from Queige (19,3km) to Signal de Bisanne (36,1km) can be found on: climbfinder.com

- 38,2km: (1709m.a.s.l.) turn sharply left onto D123 - sign: Les Saisies; - 40,5km: (1589m.a.s.l.) turn left onto D218B road - sign: Flumet;
- 42,3km: Les Saises (1650m.a.s.l.) - a good place for coffee/lunch: there are food points throughout the town - locations marked on mapy.cz; turn around at the roundabout and descend on D218B road;
- 57,8km: (705m.a.s.l.) turn onto D925 road - sign: Albertville;
- 63,6km: (584m.a.s.l.) turn left - sign: Moulliessoulaz;
- 75,5km: Col des Cyclotouristes (1330m.a.s.l.) - first goal achieved;

The climb profile from Bonnecine (1,2km) to Col des Cyclotouristes (13,7km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 77,8km: (1140m.a.s.l.) on the left side is Fort du Mont;
- 87,9km: Albertville (351m.a.s.l.) go straight to the bridge and continue to the starting point;

Statistics on Col de la Forclaz are available on: procyclingstats.com and for Signal de Bisanne on procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de la Forclaz:
- start at an altitude of 397m.a.s.l. (8,8km) finish at 870m.a.s.l. (15,6km)
- total elevation difference: 473m
- distance: 6,8km
- average gradient: 7%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 14%

Col de la Forclaz in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Signal de Bisanne:
- start at an altitude of 585m.a.s.l. (19,3km) finish at 1934m.a.s.l. (36,1km)
- total elevation difference: 1349m
- distance: 16,8km
- average gradient: 8,1%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 14%

droga do Signal de Bisanne in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col des Cyclotouristes:
- start at an altitude of 584m.a.s.l. (63,6km) finish at 1330m.a.s.l. (75,5km)
- total elevation difference: 746m
- distance: 11,9km
- average gradient: 6,3%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 13,5%

Col des Cyclotouristes in Google Street View: