Col du Festre - Integral biological reserve of Bois du Chapitre

Road cycling routes

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Col du Festre - Integral biological reserve of Bois du Chapitre

Hard

4.5

(11)

409

riders

Col du Festre - Integral biological reserve of Bois du Chapitre

04:34

83.4km

1,760m

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: July 24, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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35.0 km

Col du Noyer (1664 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

At times challenging climb with practically non-existent traffic. Panorama of indescribable beauty.

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Route to Col du Noyer

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Spectacular stretch of road, simple slopes.

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50.8 km

Col du Festre

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Very wide road with asphalt in impeccable condition. Panoramas 5 ⭐️

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83.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

68.1 km

11.5 km

3.37 km

579 m

Surfaces

80.5 km

2.96 km

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 5 November

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Comments

August 29, 2024,Gap - Superdevoluy/Col du Noyer

Get up at 6:30 a.m., set off at 8:00 a.m. as planned. I wanted to try it again and tackle the "Devoluy round". The D994 was very passable up to Montmaur in the morning. Then I was greeted with fresh tarmac up to the Col du Festre. The unbelievably beautiful landscape accompanied me further over the Col de Rioupes. In …

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May 17, 2025,Tour du plateau de Bure par les routes 🥵

Or the Bure Plateau from all angles. A drooling day today!
It was freezing this morning when I woke up.
A very beautiful climb to the Col du Noyer with beautiful scenery. On the small roads that lead me to St Bonnet, a doe (or roe deer) crosses my path again: what luck!
Afterwards, things are less fun with the …

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June 23, 2024,Col du Noyer e Col du Festre

First ride on French soil, as the first climb I tackled the Col du Noyer, 7 km quite challenging and then descended a small stretch and started the ascent to the Col du Festre. The thing that struck me most in this area is the care of the territory and the roads, which are impeccably maintained.

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