Col de l'Arpettaz - 1581m.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;
- 0,3km: (337m.a.s.l.) we enter a safe bike lane on the D990 road; we ride straight on flat terrain;
- 7,2km: Frontenex (329m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto D201C road signposted Col de Tamié; the ascent begins;
- 7,5km: (338m.a.s.l.) at the fork, we turn left onto D64, following the Circuit du Tamié; signposted: Cléry;
- 13,2km: (590m.a.s.l.) we turn left onto D210C road signposted: Col de Tamié;
- 18,2km: (896m.a.s.l.) on the left side, 150m before the pass, there is a drinking water intake;
- 18,4km: Col de Tamié (907m.a.s.l.) first goal achieved;

The climb profile from Frontenex (7,2km) to Col de Tamié (18,4km) via Verrens-Arvey is available on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 28,5km: Faverges (521m.a.s.l.) grocery store and gastronomic points; a good place for coffee and to refill drinks; we ride on D2508 road;
- 29,3km: (504m.a.s.l.) we turn right onto a comfortable bike path, continuing on the Circuit du Tamié;
- 39,7km: Ugine (412m.a.s.l.) we descend from the bike path onto a roundabout towards the center of Ugine;
- 40,3km: (412m.a.s.l.) at the next roundabout, we take the first exit onto D109 road signposted Col d'Arpettaz; the ascent begins;
- 42,2km: (503m.a.s.l.) we turn left onto Route des Montagnes road signposted Col d'Arpettaz;
- 56,5km: Col de l'Arpettaz (1581m.a.s.l.) main goal achieved; gastronomic point at Refuge du Col de L'Arpettaz;

The climb profile from Ugine (40,3km) to Col de l'Arpettaz (56,5km) can be found on: climbfinder.com and cyclingcols.com

- 66,8km: (1030m.a.s.l.) we turn right - signposted Banges;
- 70,5km: (771m n.p.m) we turn sharply right onto D109 road;
- 77,6km: (412m.a.s.l.) at the roundabout, we take the second exit onto D1508 road signposted Albertville; on the next 200m: on the left side, there is a grocery store and gastronomic points; if we don't stop here, we turn right off the main road (before the Carrefour store, which is on the left side), onto the parking lot, where we will reach the Circuit du Tamié bike path after 300m, which, according to "Veloroute" markings, will take us to Albertville;

- descent from Col d'Arpettaz to Ugine, on the YouTube channel rsproduction72

Statistics on Col de Tamié are available on: procyclingstats.com

   Download the route in: gpx

Statistics of the ascent to Col de Tamié:
- start at an altitude of 329m.a.s.l. (7,2km) finish at 907m.a.s.l. (18,4km)
- total elevation difference: 578m
- distance: 11,2km
- average gradient: 5,2%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 11%

Col de Tamié in Google Street View:

Statistics of the ascent to Col de l'Arpettaz:
- start at an altitude of 412m.a.s.l. (40,3km) finish at 1581m.a.s.l. (56,5km)
- total elevation difference: 1169m
- distance: 16,2km
- average gradient: 7,4%
- max gradient on a 100m stretch: 14,6%

Col de l'Arpettaz in Google Street View: