BARDONECCHIA Red Spire Loop

From Campo Smith take the provincial road towards Melezet and follow it to Pian del Colle. Continue on the asphalt and at the fork keep left for Col de l'Échelle (Colle della Scala). Climb to the pass with some hairpin bends and then continue flat for about one kilometer. Proceed downhill until you meet on the right, just before the village of Roubion, a dirt road. Take it, enter the village and follow to the right the sign “Forêt Domaniale de la Clarée”. The road ascends into the Vallone di Thures and gradually becomes narrower until it turns into a winding path that may become unrideable and require some portage. Upon reaching the Pass and Thures Lake, take the descending path towards the Grange di Valle Stretta. Also in this section some portage might be necessary. From here descend on the asphalt road to Pian del Colle and then to Melezet, cross Les Arnauds and return to Campo Smith.

MTB

E-bike

Road closed to motor vehicles from Roubion to Grange di Valle Stretta.

The road from Grange di Valle Stretta to Pian del Colle is closed to motor vehicles on some July weekends and every day in the first weeks of August.

On other weekdays and times of year the road from Grange di Valle Stretta to Pian del Colle is open also to cars, so be careful of vehicles going up and down.

Road from Campo Smith to Roubion is quite busy.

By car:

- A32 Motorway Torino - Bardonecchia, Bardonecchia exit

- State Road 24: Torino - Oulx then State Road 335: Oulx - Bardonecchia

Once you reach Bardonecchia head towards Campo Smith

By train:

- line Torino Porta Nuova - Bardonecchia

From Bardonecchia train station head towards Campo Smith

Campo Smith Parking Lots

Carry sufficient water supplies because there are no fountains from Roubion to Grange di Valle Stretta.

Take a break at the shelters at Grange di Valle Stretta or at Thures Lake for a picnic and enjoy the view of the Guglia Rossa.