Boucle de Grand et Petit Cols Ferret

Mountain biking trails

Boucle de Grand et Petit Cols Ferret

Hard

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Boucle de Grand et Petit Cols Ferret

02:55

15.3km

930m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 6.50 km for 1.11 km

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.45 km

Petit Col Ferret

Highlight • Mountain Pass

At the border of Switzerland and Italy, going through that pass will take you to a less crowded route compared to the Grand Col Ferret which is on the route Tour du Mont-Blanc.

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7.84 km

Grand Col Ferret (2,537 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Grand Col Ferret marks the border between Italy and Switzerland. This is the highest point of the TMB! The view is splendid.

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8.36 km

Grand Col Ferret

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Climb over about 500 meters. With good condition about 60% are mobile, otherwise a little push is announced. 😁 Very, very steep passages and exhausting. In good weather 🌤 you …

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11.4 km

La Peule mountain hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nestled in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif, the Gîte Alpage de la Peule is a mountain refuge that embodies the essence of alpine hospitality. Perched at an elevation …

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15.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

2.31 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.16 km

3.89 km

3.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,540 m)

Lowest point (1,670 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

6°C

-1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2022,La fouly

The descent is rather harsh. Be prepared to carry your bike on several very small paths

August 22, 2023,Grand und petit Col Ferret

From here, la Fouly, the round is a short hop.
It's warm early in the morning.
As driven, the ascent to Alp la Peule is easy, the path is beautifully shaped, suitable for gravel bikes up to the top of the pass. It's only going down
then more demanding. Today I traversed to the Chantonnet and the Petit col Ferret, …

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