Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Terretos

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Saint-Étienne-De-Tinée

Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Terretos

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Col de la Couillole – Ascent to Col de la Couillole loop from Terretos

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91.3km

2,140m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)

Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.31 km

Isola Village

Highlight • Settlement

Isola is always a haven of peace for me, where I take a deserved break in the park at the foot of the Romanesque bell tower. Its fountain is always pleasantly cool in summer.

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24.2 km

Col de la Couillole Km 14

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There is still a long way to go under the blazing sun.

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25.1 km

Vers le col de la Couillole

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The balcony road in the first third of the climb to the Col de la Couillole is spectacular.

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31.6 km

View of Roubion

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The village of Roubion is located approximately 5 km from the Col de la Couillole.

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34.0 km

Roubion

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This village perched on its rock irremediably attracts the visitor. At the end of the 2000s, Prince Albert II of Monaco fell in love with this town surrounded by wild life.

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38.9 km

Col de la Couillole

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The Col de la Couillole from Saint Sauveur sur tinee is 16km long with 1168m of elevation gain. The average gradient of the climb is 7.3% with maximum gradients of 9.3%.

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Ascent to Col de la Couillole

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The Col de la Couillole is a mountain pass in the Massif du Mercantour-Argentera of the French Alps, situated at an altitude of 1,678 m (5,505 ft) in the Alpes-Maritimes …

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53.1 km

Col de la Couillole from Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée

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The climb begins at the bridge spanning the Vésubie River for a sixteen-kilometer ascent with a positive elevation gain of 1,165 meters. The gradient is fairly steady at around 6/7%, …

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91.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

89.3 km

1.25 km

819 m

Surfaces

90.5 km

853 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,670 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 6, 2023,Day 23 route des Alpes part 6

Waking up is cool and humid in the valley.
I leave around 9am to continue my descent to Saint Sauveur sur Tinée. By chance I come across my hiking friends on the village square having lunch. So we'll meet at the Saint Dalmas campsite for this evening. They advise me to go see the village of Roure, which will occupy …

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