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The Gorges du Guil – Col de Vars loop from Montdauphin-Guillestre

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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The Gorges du Guil – Col de Vars loop from Montdauphin-Guillestre

Hard

4.7

(48)

2,762

riders

The Gorges du Guil – Col de Vars loop from Montdauphin-Guillestre

09:30

160km

3,980m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 41.4 km for 13.4 km

Closed: • October 1-June 15 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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41.7 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

48.9 km

Col d'Izoard

Mountain Pass

51.5 km

Col de la Platrière

Mountain Pass

4

65.9 km

Gorges of the Guil

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Cycling through these gorges is a wonderful experience.

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5

69.4 km

The Gorges du Guil

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The Guil gorges are one of the natural gateways to the Queyras national park. The torrential river has carved exceptional gorges out of the rock. This canyon, on numerous occasions, …

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74.6 km

Retenue du Barrage de la Maison du Roy

Lake

7

75.2 km

Route des Gorges du Guil (D902)

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful road with breathtaking passages.

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8

76.5 km

Gorges du Guil

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Incredible road, you enjoy it even more on a bike.

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9

99.4 km

Col de Vars

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The Vars pass is located at 2,108 meters and connects the Ubaye valley with the Embrunais. The Col de Vars is a typical passage of the Tour de France, crossed already 35 times since 1947.

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99.4 km

Ascent of Col de Vars from Les Gleizolles

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A quiet and rather tame climb - the Col de Vars is overall less spectacular than its neighbors Izoard and Bonette, but still worth a climb!

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11

117 km

Ubaye River

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The Ubaye is a torrential river, ideal for rafting!

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140 km

Vars

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Ideal village for practicing summer and winter sports.

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157 km

Le Guil

Lake

B

160 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

107 km

30.5 km

19.2 km

1.97 km

1.14 km

101 m

Surfaces

159 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 22 October

9°C

1°C

87 %

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Comments

August 7, 2026,RR_🇨🇵_Quäl Dich 🚴‍♀️🚴🏾‍♀️🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏻‍♀️ TDFF 🌬 94/2380 🏔⛰️ nach Jausiers
My worry about the heat was largely unfounded today. 😅 Instead, I had unwanted companions today up to the Col de Vars: wild wasps or bees 🐝🐝🐝, I didn't ask them. 🤗
They buzzed around me for about 300m. Then the headwind blew them away. Luckily. In any case, I rode significantly faster 🚴🏼‍♀️ 🤣
Tomorrow we arrive in Nice. …

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September 9, 2023,Route des Grandes Alpes, Tag 6, Col d‘Izoard und Col de Vars
Video about the route:

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August 31, 2022,Radlwadl - R+B - RDGA 2022 - Tag 6 - Von Briançon nach Jausiers
Via the Izoard and Col de Vars. Beautiful and the most beautiful passes to date, although not as well known as Galibier or Iseran. Before the ascent to the Col de Vars, there is a supermarket in the village to "refuel". In the evening overnight at Le sans Souci in Jausier. Here again storage room for bikes and drying room …

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August 9, 2026,2026.08.09 Day 5. Briançon – Barcelonnette. Col d'Izoard & Col du Vars. From Sunny Scrambled Eggs to the Storm Ride 💚⛈️🚵‍♀️🚵‍♀️⛈️💚
I love scrambled eggs for breakfast. They’re best when the eggs aren’t beaten into a creamy mush, but left in soft, interlocking pieces. Today’s were absolutely perfect 🥰
First course: Izoard, probably my favourite pass on this trip 🤩 We left Briançon behind, then passed through Cervières. The road was still fairly quiet, although quite a few cyclists were already …
August 27, 2026,05 von Briançon nach Barcelonnette
Today cloudy and muggy weather. The radar shows rain for the evening, so don't dawdle. 🚵💭💯
The Sahara dust envelops the mountains in a diverse light.
A bit windy, which affected the descents.
There was a proper broadside 🌬
No extreme passes, but quite demanding.

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July 6, 2023,Alpentour Abenteuer Tag 5
Information is in the description of the Collection Route des Grandes Alpes 2023 / 7 days / 697 KM / Hm 16507

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June 2, 2023,Tag 13: Col d´Izoard und Col de Vars
Als ich heute morgen die Augen aufschlage und auf den traumhaften See blicke, muss ich sie direkt nochmal zumachen und wieder öffnen. Nein, es war kein Traum. Wir sind wirklich hier! Die Nacht hätte nicht besser sein können und anders als erwartet waren die Ameisen kein Problem. Durch die Schlucht ist es noch ziemlich kalt, um nicht zu sagen eisig. …
September 19, 2022,Gèants acompli
And because it was so nice, we took the next mountain on the Route des Grand Alpes, the Col de Vars.

Since Komoot, like on the Galibier, prefers to draw straight lines in the landscape instead of following me, 106 became only 98 km...

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