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Vars

Col de Vars – Cayolle Pass loop from Vars

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Vars

Col de Vars – Cayolle Pass loop from Vars

Hard

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Col de Vars – Cayolle Pass loop from Vars

07:22

135km

2,800m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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After 58.4 km for 18.5 km

Closed: • November-April (otherwise open)

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2.94 km

Vars

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Ideal village for practicing summer and winter sports.

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4.90 km

Ascent to Col de Vars

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As you go up the view becomes more and more beautiful. The climb on the Saint-Paul Sur-Ubaye side is approximately 12km long, the first 3km are easy then the situation …

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7.58 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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7.64 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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25.4 km

Ubaye River

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The Ubaye is a torrential river, ideal for rafting!

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40.2 km

Bachelard Gorges

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This superb section of road which heads towards the Col de La Cayolle overlooks the Bachelard gorges for the most part.

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67.6 km

Cayolle Pass

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The Col de la Cayolle is a little known pass. Its name is not very familiar, yet it culminates at more than 2,324 meters above sea level and offers a remarkable panorama and very quiet roads.

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88.0 km

Pont

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Very beautiful gorge along Le Bachelard, which you cross several times on a gentle ascent. Narrow street.

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135 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

104 km

28.7 km

1.64 km

550 m

129 m

Surfaces

135 km

129 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,320 m)

Lowest point (1,120 m)

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Wednesday 19 August

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Col de Vars – Cayolle Pass loop from Vars

Vars

Ascent to Col de Vars

Col de Vars

Ascent of Col de Vars from Les Gleizolles

Ubaye River

Bachelard Gorges

Cayolle Pass

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