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Panoramic View of the Diois – Wonderful Col de Rousset loop from Espenel

Panoramic View of the Diois – Wonderful Col de Rousset loop from Espenel

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4.7

(15)

238

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Panoramic View of the Diois – Wonderful Col de Rousset loop from Espenel

03:47

76.4km

1,200m

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 17, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

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Start point

Bus stop

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27.9 km

Ascent Col du Rousset: first hairpin bend

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Magnificent pass with a thousand colors

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34.6 km

Panoramic View of the Diois

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Great departure magnificent view

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37.5 km

View of the Diois Valley from Col du Rousset

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From this point, you will enjoy an impressive view of the valley below the Col du Rousset. The Diois valley.

Perhaps you will see Die and Chatillon-en-Diois, the point of arrival of this great crossing of the Vercors!

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37.5 km

Wonderful Col de Rousset

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Superb collar! Relatively rolling, do not hesitate to look up to admire the many vultures 🦅

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38.2 km

Belvedere

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Just great, hardly any traffic.

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38.2 km

Col de Rousset Pass and Tunnel

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This pass with an altitude of 1,254 meters is exceptional in more than one way! It is one of the gateways to the Vercors plateau. The Tour de France has …

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38.2 km

Ascent from Die to Col du Rousset

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On the Die side, it's a climb of nearly 20 kilometers, long but generally easy—about 5%—with a series of impressive switchbacks and magnificent views. Don't forget your lights for the tunnel at the summit.

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76.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.0 km

17.7 km

695 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

76.4 km

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Saturday 22 August

28°C

11°C

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Comments

June 3, 2024,Col TDF | Rousset | solo

easy recovery climb... I thought... sunny summer and then a short while into the wall of clouds: from one moment to the next: storm, rain mist, cold cold on the long descent.
#natureisawesome

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Panoramic View of the Diois – Wonderful Col de Rousset loop from Espenel

Ascent Col du Rousset: first hairpin bend

Rochers de Chironne

Panoramic View of the Diois

View of the Diois Valley from Col du Rousset

Wonderful Col de Rousset

Belvedere

Col de Rousset Pass and Tunnel

Ascent from Die to Col du Rousset

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