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Pas du Tanarel – La Terza Mountain Hut loop from Upega

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Pas du Tanarel – La Terza Mountain Hut loop from Upega

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Pas du Tanarel – La Terza Mountain Hut loop from Upega

05:06

41.9km

1,680m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.8 km for 458 m

After 14.1 km for 1.13 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.06 km

Briga Alta Toll Booth – Via del Sale

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Possibility to buy gadgets, such as stickers or t-shirts etc., not to be underestimated is also the purchase of water bottles.

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12.7 km

View of Upega

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From the Colle delle Selle Vecchie

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12.7 km

The name Colle delle Selle Vecchie probably derives from the ancient toponym Col des Sels Vieils (Colle dei Vecchi Sali), which referred to the salt transported through this pass from Liguria to Piedmont.

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14.0 km

Col de l'Évêque / Colle del Vescovo

Mountain Pass

22.8 km

Pas du Tanarel

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The Passo Tanarello is located on the Italian-French border at 2,042 meters above sea level. It connects the Roya Valley in France and the Tanaro Valley in Italy.

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24.0 km

Passo Basera

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The turn for Mount Tanarello allows you to continue along the Via del Sale (on the right) or follow the variant for Monte Saccarello, Monte Forté and the La Terza refuge

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26.6 km

La Terza Mountain Hut

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The Rifugio La Terza was built inside the former chairlift station that, between the 1950s and 1980s, carried entire generations of Ligurian, French, and Piedmontese skiers from Monesi to the …

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28.0 km

Ascent to the Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Monte Saccarello)

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Simple

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31.5 km

Via del Sale

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41.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.9 km

3.46 km

1.30 km

239 m

Surfaces

25.1 km

13.0 km

3.46 km

231 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,390 m)

Lowest point (1,300 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

27°C

12°C

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Comments

October 14, 2023,MTB - Upega, Monte Bertrand

The tour begins and ends in Upega, with about 4 km to go. and 400 m. in altitude (we set off without turning on the GPS).
The asphalt climb prepares the legs for the steep dirt road of Giairetto which takes us to the Via del Sale (today very little traffic).
We reach the Tanarello Pass and then take the …

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July 2, 2025,ALTA VIA DEL SALE 3 dal rifugio don Barbera al rifugio Allavena

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Pas du Tanarel – La Terza Mountain Hut loop from Upega

Briga Alta Toll Booth – Via del Sale

View of Upega

Old Saddles Pass

Pas du Tanarel

Passo Basera

La Terza Mountain Hut

Ascent to the Statue of Christ the Redeemer (Monte Saccarello)

Via del Sale

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