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Great St Bernard Hospice – Col du Grand Saint-Bernard loop from Saint-Oyen

Great St Bernard Hospice – Col du Grand Saint-Bernard loop from Saint-Oyen

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Great St Bernard Hospice – Col du Grand Saint-Bernard loop from Saint-Oyen

03:17

40.3km

1,280m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: June 27, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 8.28 km for 12.8 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

After 21.2 km for 11.4 km

Closed: • October-May (otherwise open)

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5.27 km

Drinking Water Fountain

Highlight • Rest Area

Drinking water fountain. Note the yellow cup for the water drinkers.

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Traditional Stone Village in Aosta Valley

Highlight • Settlement

Small village with the typical stone roofs here. These roofs are typical of the Aosta Valley.

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13.3 km

Rifugio Fenêtre de Ferret

Highlight • Mountain Hut

They have delicious tagliere or polenta there, but we didn't try them.

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13.3 km

Rifugio, Praz d'Arc

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The prices here are more reasonable than above!

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20.3 km

Great St Bernard Hospice

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Beautiful pass road with great views. Passing height 2473 m. Difference in altitude between Martigny and Gr. St. Bernhard ca. 2,000 Hm.

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20.3 km

This climb is something incredible: it doesn't have difficult gradients but it's long, very long, endless. You reach a point where you almost hate it: you've been cycling for well over an hour and still can't see the summit, you're running out of energy and the wind keeps whipping your face, you'd like to throw your bike away and say "Enough! I'm stopping here"... but it's only for a moment, because you're the one who chose to face it and you knew perfectly well what you were getting into; you set off again with more grit than before and tackle those last few km of road with all your remaining strength.
And then you enter the tunnel, there you start to realize you've made it, you come out, follow the road that turns slightly to the left and, as if in a dream, the lake appears.
You reach the top and think about how many people throughout the centuries have traveled this road: Salassi, Romans, monks, migrants, Napoleonic soldiers... you realize you are in a place where History is dense and nature is stunning, and there you can only love this hill

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