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Tignes from Bourg-Saint-Maurice

30 km road cycling route1,380 m climbing2 h 08 minGPX

Bourg-Saint-Maurice, France · Road

A mountainous 30 km road cycling route from Bourg-Saint-Maurice through Le Mollard, Le Loissel and Le Châtelet, with 1,380 m of climbing over the Le Besset climb and the Le Villaron climb. Most of it (16.5 km) is on main roads without a cycle lane, 9.6 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more.

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At a glance

Best for
Short, climbing-heavy rides for confident riders at ease in traffic
Distance
29.9 km
Point to point
Elevation gain
1,380 m
46 m per km
Riding time
2 h 08 min
moving time, estimated
Difficulty
Hard
Bike
Road bike
from the mapped surface
Surface
Paved
97% paved · 3% unpaved
Traffic
Mostly main roads
16.5 km on main roads without a cycle lane · 9.6 km where the limit is 80 km/h or more
Food & water
Regular
94 cafés and restaurants · 17 shops · 41 water points · 5 petrol stations · 12 public toilets · 5 bike shops
Best months
May to Oct
Bourg-Saint-Maurice climate, 10 years
Navigation
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Start → finish
Bourg-Saint-Maurice

Map and elevation profile

Tignes and Lac du Chevril.
Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation profile

Total ascent
1,380 m
Distance
30 km
05001,0001,5002,0002,500m0 km102030 km2,095 m · highest, at 29.9 kmStartFinish

Route description

  1. Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  2. Le Mollardkm 1
  3. Le Besset climbkm 4
  4. Le Loisselkm 7
  5. Le Châteletkm 9
  6. La Rochekm 11
  7. Le Villaron climbkm 11
  8. Raffortkm 13
  9. le Villaret des Brévièreskm 23

This route starts near Bourg-Saint-Maurice at 809 m and climbs to 2094 m over 29.9 km, primarily following paved surfaces with 97% paved and 3% gravel or unpaved. The ride includes two main climbs: the first from 3.7 km to 9.8 km, gaining 243 m at an average of 4%, with a maximum gradient of 8.6%. The second climb starts at 11.1 km and lasts 18.5 km, gaining 1067 m at an average of 5.8%, reaching a maximum gradient of 12.2%.

Why ride this route?

  • Climbs the Le Besset climb (6.1 km at 4 %) and the Le Villaron climb (18.5 km at 5.8 %).
  • Tops out at 2,094 m, 29.6 km in.

Highlights

  • Climb to 2094 m elevation
  • First climb 6.1 km at 4% avg
  • Longest climb 18.5 km at 5.8% avg
  • Route starts and finishes in Bourg-Saint-Maurice and Tignes

Along the route

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

Places passed

  1. Séez 2.4 km
  2. Le Besset 3.6 km
  3. Longefoy 5.1 km
  4. Le Loissel 6.9 km
  5. Montvalezan 7 km
  6. Planchamp 7.4 km
  7. La Bonneville 7.8 km
  8. Pré Derrière 8.9 km
  9. Le Châtelet 9.1 km
  10. Le Pré 9.4 km
  11. Le Pertuis 9.5 km
  12. L'Épine 9.7 km
  13. Villaroger 9.9 km
  14. La Roche 10.6 km
  15. Le Villaron 11.2 km
  16. Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise 12.2 km
  17. Le Baptieu 12.4 km
  18. Chavarnier 12.7 km
  19. Raffort 13 km
  20. Maisons Dessous 13.3 km
  21. La Thuile 14.6 km
  22. les Maisonnettes 22.4 km
  23. Tignes les Brevières 22.8 km
  24. le Villaret des Brévières 22.8 km
  25. le Chevril 24.4 km
  26. les Boisses 25.3 km
  27. Tignes 1800 25.3 km
  28. les Combes 27.8 km

Climbs

Climbs in ride order: where each starts, what this ride climbs, and the full named ascent
ClimbStarts atOn this rideFull ascentTop on this ride
Le Besset climb3.7 km6.1 km · 243 m · 4 % · max 8.6 %6.1 km · 243 m · 4 %1097 m
Le Villaron climb11.1 km18.5 km · 1067 m · 5.8 % · max 12.2 %18.5 km · 1067 m · 5.8 %2094 m

High point 2094 m at 29.6 km; low point 809 m.

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).

Le Besset climb · full ascent, starts at 3.7 km

6.1 km at 4% · 243 m
9009501,0001,050m5.9%5.7%3.8%1.4%0 km123456.0 km1,097 msteepest 6.1%
< 4%4 – 7%7 – 10%> 10%

Le Villaron climb · full ascent, starts at 11.1 km

18.5 km at 5.8% · 1067 m
1,2001,4001,6001,8002,000m2.2%6.3%6.4%3.6%4.5%5.7%6.1%3.1%6.8%7.0%7.3%2.3%6.8%5.3%7.4%8.1%0 km123456789101112131415161718.5 km2,094 msteepest 10.9%

Traffic, surface and gradient

Measured from OpenStreetMap along the track and the elevation profile.

This is not a cycle-track route: 55% is on main roads without a cycle lane, 9.6 km of it where the limit is 80 km/h or more. Riders should be comfortable sharing the road with faster traffic.

Roads
56% main road · 28% minor road · 13% path · 2% quiet street · 1% other roads and tracks
Main roads
16.5 km on main roads without a cycle lane — likely busier
Fast roads
9.6 km on roads with a limit of 80 km/h or more
Main roads used
D 902 (10 km), D 84b (7 km), D 87A (4 km)
Surface
Paved: 97% of the route is mapped as paved, 3% as unpaved.
Gradient
77% climbing · 8% descending · 15% flat
Steep sections
14.2 km over 5% · 4.2 km over 8% · 1 km over 10%

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: 94 cafés and restaurants, 17 shops, 41 water points, 5 petrol stations, 12 public toilets and 5 bike shops.

Food, water and shops in ride order

  1. 0 kmDrinking water · on the route
  2. 0 kmAllez! Café Vélo · bike shop · 120 m off route
  3. 0 kmPharmacie du Haut Bourg · pharmacy · 30 m off route
  4. 0.4 kmPAUSE Coffee & Kürtös · café · on the route
  5. 1 kmIntermarché · supermarket · 60 m off route
  6. 1.1 kmToilets · 70 m off route
  7. 4.9 kmRestaurant · 40 m off route
  8. 8.9 kmLa Ferme · restaurant · 190 m off route
  9. 9.8 kmDrinking water · on the route
  10. 9.9 kmToilets · on the route
  11. 9.9 kmRepair stand · 30 m off route
  12. 14.8 kmDrinking water · on the route
  13. 25.3 km01800 Brasserie du Mont Blanc MGM Constructeur · restaurant · 110 m off route
  14. 29.4 kmToilets · 50 m off route
  15. 29.6 kmThe Break · fast food · on the route
  16. 29.6 kmSherpa · supermarket · 30 m off route
  17. 29.6 kmDrinking water · 110 m off route
  18. 29.6 kmEvolution 2 · bike rental · 40 m off route

Need to bail out?

  • 0.2 km — Bourg-Saint-Maurice (station), 110 m off route

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

Worth a stop

  • 5 km — Parcours aventure / Accrobranche (attraction)

Stay after this ride

  • Maeva · hotel · 70 m from the finish
  • Langley Hotel Tignes 2100 · hotel · 90 m from the finish
  • Le Refuge · hotel · 220 m from the finish
  • L'Arbina · hotel · 220 m from the finish
  • Le Levanna · hotel · 210 m from the finish

Start and access

Starts at Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Mapped within a short walk of the start and finish, from OpenStreetMap.

At the start

Trains and ferries
Bourg-Saint-Maurice (170 m)
Food and coffee
3G (50 m), Aux Délices de Tarentaise (20 m), Café Fiore (40 m)
Shops
Marché de Bourg-Saint-Maurice (20 m)

At the finish

Food and coffee
The Break (60 m), La Croisse (50 m), Restaurant de la Caleche (40 m)
Shops
Sherpa (30 m)
Pharmacy and medical
Pharmacie du Lac (60 m)

Know before you go

  • 16.5 km on main roads without cycle lanes
  • 9.6 km on roads with 80 km/h or more speed limit
  • 7.9 km longest stretch with no café, shop or water from km 14.8 to 22.7
  • 4.2 km climbing over 8% gradient

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

2 photographs from the road

Photo: Tiia Monto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Photo: Florentc59 · CC0 · 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 Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Open-Meteo).
GPX
Generated from the route line: track points only, no timestamps or personal data.
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