Col de Tende Hairpin Road – Forte Margheria loop from Limonetto

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Col de Tende Hairpin Road – Forte Margheria loop from Limonetto

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Col de Tende Hairpin Road – Forte Margheria loop from Limonetto

04:12

40.8km

1,500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)

Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

5.55 km

Road of the Forts

Highlight • Trail

stretch of asphalt that leads from lemon to the forts

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6.29 km

Entrance to the Salt Road (Alta Via del Sale)

Highlight • Trail

from the hurdle onwards you go towards the don barbera, morgantini hut, if you want to pass the duke's pass and go down to the pesio gate, from the barriers …

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7.17 km

Col de Tende

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Tenda Pass, at an altitude of 1,871 meters, is renowned for its fortifications and the "road of 50 hairpin bends", which crosses the pass connecting the Vermenagna valley, in …

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7.19 km

Col de Tende Hairpin Road

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Tenda hill is famous for its fortifications and for the "road of 50 hairpin bends", which through the hill connects the Vermenaia valley in Italy to the Roia valley in France.

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7.77 km

France–Italy Border Marker 190

Highlight • Monument

9.09 km

Forte Margheria

Highlight • Historical Site

Forte Margheria is part of the Colle di Tenda fortification complex and enjoys a very panoramic position.

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13.4 km

Asile Arnaldi

Alpine Hut

15.1 km

Opera 263 bis-264-265

Fort

21.2 km

Peyrefique Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Pass road from the Col de Tende to Casterino, from there it goes on to Tende

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40.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.1 km

10.7 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

18.7 km

18.3 km

2.68 km

1.07 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

14°C

7°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

August 25, 2023,De Limone Piemonte à Casterino

Here is my video of this tour

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June 12, 2025,Sortie à vélo

Emergency route to access the start of the Alta Via del Sale from Castérino, in front of the access road via the 46 hairpin bends of the Tende flight, closed.
The track is in very poor condition up to the Tende pass. Gravel is not recommended. 🫣
The reward: superb surroundings and scenery. 😄

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