BARDONECCHIA Loop Colle della Rho - Col de la Replanette - Colle di Valle Stretta

From Piazza Campo della Fiera, go up along Viale San Rocco and then turn right onto Via San Giorgio. Continue straight on Via Tur d'Amun and then take a left uphill on Via Pra d'la Cumbe. Climb the many hairpin turns until you reach a dirt road on the left leading to Grange La Rho. Take it and, when almost at the hamlet, keep right towards Colle della Rho. The mule track rises with some hairpin bends and then continues along the hillside passing through a small tunnel until Pian dei Morti where Caserma L is located. From here the road gradually becomes a path and leads to Colle della Rho, then to Col de la Replanette and finally to Col de la Vallée Etroite, then descend along the Vallon de Tavernette to Pont de la Fonderie (some stretches are not rideable and some portage may be necessary); continue descending along the dirt road to Grange di Valle Stretta. To return to Bardonecchia follow the paved road to Pian del Colle and then to Melezet. At the church it is possible to enter the village, cross it and continue descending through the district of Les Arnauds until you reach Bardonecchia.

Mountain bike

E-bike

Road closed to motor vehicles in July and August from the Val Frejus junction to Grange La Rho.

Road/path always closed from Grange La Rho to Grange di Valle Stretta.

By car:

- A32 Motorway Turin - Bardonecchia, Bardonecchia exit

- State Road 24: Turin - Oulx and then State Road 335: Oulx - Bardonecchia

Once you reach Bardonecchia head towards Borgovecchio and reach Campo della Fiera.

By train:

- line Turin Porta Nuova - Bardonecchia

From the Bardonecchia train station head towards Borgovecchio and reach Campo della Fiera.

Parking at Campo della Fiera (except Thursday morning when there is market day)

Bring enough water supplies as there are no fountains from Grange La Rho to Grange di Valle Stretta.

Take a break for a picnic on one of the passes and enjoy the view of the valley and the surrounding mountains.