Col du Grand Saint Bernar - Col de la Forclaz

14.0 km
Length
+900 m
Ascent
−248 m
Descent
1,541 m
Highest point
5
Hairpins
13.5%
Max gradient
0h 19min
Drive time (approx.)
Col du Grand Saint Bernar - Col de la Forclaz map
14.0 km · 5 hairpins · 1,541 m

Elevation profile

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What does Col du Grand Saint Bernar - Col de la Forclaz look like?

View of Martigny-Ville (Panorama)
View of Martigny-Ville (Panorama) · Kate Wellington · CC BY 2.0
ISS065-E-484313 - View of Switzerland - Val de Trient - Trientgletscher (Glacier du Trient) - Plateau du Trient - Glacier des Grands - Les Grandes Otanes - L'Arolette - Le Génépi - Finhaut-Le-Châtelard - Col de la Forclaz (cropped)
ISS065-E-484313 - View of Switzerland - Val de Trient - Trientgletscher (Glacier du Trient) - Plateau du Trient - Glacier des Grands - Les Grandes Otanes - L'Arolette - Le Génépi - Finhaut-Le-Châtelard - Col de la Forclaz (cropped) · Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain
Route de la Forclaz-Brücke über den Trient, Trient VS 20241019-jag9889
Route de la Forclaz-Brücke über den Trient, Trient VS 20241019-jag9889 · Jag9889 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Switzerland 2017-07-24 (37045530596)
Switzerland 2017-07-24 (37045530596) · Guillaume Baviere from Uppsala, Sweden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Col de la Forclaz's area sight toward "Mt de l'Arpille" on winter - panoramio
Col de la Forclaz's area sight toward "Mt de l'Arpille" on winter - panoramio · Picea Abies · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alps Panorama
Alps Panorama · Σπάρτακος · CC BY-SA 3.0
Fussgängerbrücke bei Manoir über die Dranse, Martigny VS 20241028-jag9889
Fussgängerbrücke bei Manoir über die Dranse, Martigny VS 20241028-jag9889 · Jag9889 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Chemin pédestre - Poteau indicateur - Planojan
Chemin pédestre - Poteau indicateur - Planojan · RTerrettaz · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Start and finish

Start
Ravoire
46.10356, 7.06449
Finish
Trient
46.05593, 6.99602

Along the road

Viewpoints

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 11.5 km.

Toilets

4
4 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 14.0 km.

Restaurants and cafés

10
Le Virage 0.0 km · 652 m
Café restaurant de Plan-Cerisier 1.7 km · 803 m
Le Drapeau Suisse 7.2 km · 1,233 m
Le Drapeau Suisse 7.4 km · 1,265 m
Restaurant du col de la Forclaz 11.3 km · 1,530 m
La Yourte 13.1 km · 1,379 m
La Yourte 13.8 km · 1,318 m
Café Moret 14.0 km · 1,304 m
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 14.0 km.

Parking

21
PC 14.0 km · 1,304 m
20 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 14.0 km.

Mountain huts

1
Refuge Le Peuty 13.1 km · 1,379 m