La Turbie from Beausoleil

5 km road cycling route378 m climbing23 minGPX

Beausoleil, France · Road

A mountainous 5 km road cycling route from Monte-Carlo, with 378 m of climbing over Mont de la Bataille.

Routed from the map This classic road was traced on OpenStreetMap and measured against the terrain model; no member has recorded it yet. Ridden it? Add your recording and photos.

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At a glance

Best for: Short, climbing-heavy rides
Distance: 5.4 km; Point to point
Elevation gain: 378 m; 70 m per km
Riding time: 23 min; moving time, estimated
Difficulty: Easy
Bike: Road bike; from the mapped surface
Surface: Paved; 98% paved · 0% unpaved · 2% no data
Traffic: Some main roads; 2.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane
Food & water: Regular; 47 cafés and restaurants · 9 shops · 1 water point · 1 petrol station · 7 public toilets · 12 bike shops
Best months: Apr to Oct; Beausoleil climate, 10 years
Navigation: GPX download; free, no sign-in
Start → finish: Monte-Carlo

La Turbie in the South of France — Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent: 378 m
Distance: 5 km

Route description

Monte-Carlo
Mont de la Bataille

Starting from Beausoleil at 103 m altitude, the route climbs steadily for 5.3 km reaching 480 m elevation at La Turbie. The climb averages 7.1% gradient with a maximum of 12%, including 3.7 km over 5% and 2.1 km over 8%, and the steepest 500 m section at 2.8 km with 11.9% gradient. The road surface is 98% paved, with 2% unmapped sections, and the route runs 60% on quiet streets and 39% on main roads without cycle lanes for the full 2.1 km on main roads.

Why ride this route?

Climbs Mont de la Bataille (5.3 km at 7.1 %).
Tops out at 480 m, 5.4 km in.

Highlights

5.4 km climb with 378 m gain
Steepest 500 m section at 11.9% gradient
Route starts in Beausoleil
Viewpoint at 1.6 km off route

Along the route

Measured from the route line, the Copernicus elevation model and OpenStreetMap.

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
Climb	Starts at	On this ride	Full ascent	Top on this ride
Mont de la Bataille	0 km	5.3 km · 377 m · 7.1 % · max 12 %	5.3 km · 377 m · 7.1 %	480 m

High point 480 m at 5.4 km; low point 103 m. Passes beneath Mont des Mules, Le Justicier, Mont de la Bataille.

On this ride: the part this route climbs, cut from its own elevation profile. Full ascent: the whole named climb, measured the same way on every ride that uses it (its climb page).

Mont de la Bataille · full ascent, starts at 0 km

5.3 km at 7.1% · 377 m

< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

Expect stretches on main roads without a cycle lane (2.1 km in all) between quieter sections.

Roads: 60% quiet street · 39% main road · 1% other roads and tracks
Main roads: 2.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Surface: Paved: 98% of the route is mapped as paved and 2% has no surface data.
Gradient: 98% climbing · 2% descending · 0% flat
Steep sections: 3.7 km over 5% · 2.1 km over 8% · 1.5 km over 10% · steepest 500 m averages 11.9% at 2.8 km

Food, water and services

Within a few hundred metres of the track, from OpenStreetMap. Opening hours change — treat this as where to look, not a promise.

No stretch is longer than 15 km without a café, shop or water. Along the route: 47 cafés and restaurants, 9 shops, 1 water point, 1 petrol station, 7 public toilets and 12 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

0 kmBoulangerie Kayser · bakery · 130 m off route
0 kmNaturalia · supermarket · 110 m off route
0 kmToilets · 120 m off route
0 kmMarché · bike rental · 160 m off route
3.5 kmE. Leclerc · petrol station · 230 m off route
5.3 kmArtisan Boulanger Pâtissier · bakery · on the route
5.4 kmCasino Shop · supermarket · on the route
5.4 kmDrinking water · 110 m off route
5.4 kmToilets · 60 m off route
5.4 kmPharmacie de la Turbie · pharmacy · on the route

Need to bail out?

0 km — Monaco - Monte Carlo (station), 800 m off route

Whether bikes are carried depends on the service — check before relying on it.

Worth a stop

1.6 km — Table d'Orientation du Mont des Mules (viewpoint)

Stay after this ride

Hostellerie Jérôme · hotel · 70 m from the finish
Hôtel Napoléon · hotel · 70 m from the finish
Novotel · hotel · 1.9 km from the finish
Le Bristol · hotel · 1.9 km from the finish
Les Caravelles · hotel · 2.0 km from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Monte-Carlo. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Food and coffee: Boulangerie Kayser (130 m), O Cantinho Da Saudade (0 m), Combo Hotdog & Brunch (210 m)
Shops: Naturalia (110 m), La Vie Claire (120 m)

At the finish

Food and coffee: Artisan Boulanger Pâtissier (30 m), La Cave Turbiasque (10 m), Ma Première Boulangerie (130 m)
Shops: Casino Shop (30 m)
Pharmacy and medical: Pharmacie de la Turbie (20 m)

Know before you go

2.1 km on main roads without a cycle lane
Longest no café, shop, or water stretch: 3.1 km between 0.3 and 3.4 km

Routes are for inspiration. Roads, surfaces and conditions change — check locally and ride within your limits.

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Miniwark · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

About this route

Route line: Routed on OpenStreetMap roads with bicycle routing, then measured like a recorded ride.
Elevation: Recalculated from the Copernicus GLO-90 terrain model every 50 m, not the device’s barometer.
Roads, surface, services: Measured along the line from OpenStreetMap extracts.
Best months: Ten years of ERA5 weather for Beausoleil (Open-Meteo).
GPX: Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
Page added: Sunday 30th August 2026
Page last updated: Friday 4th September 2026

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La Turbie from Beausoleil