Col de l’Iseran
	Height	Climbing height
	2764m Sign 2770m	1997m (Bourg-St. Maurice); 1919m (Séez) 956m (Bonneval-sur-Arc); 1384m (Lanslevillard); 2130m (St. Michel de-Maurienne)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	3-4 (5)	South 4 (5); North 3-4 (5)
How to get there	From the north you take the road (D902) going to Val d’Isère at Bourg-St. Maurice (813m) or from Séez (891m) if coming down from Col du Petit St. Bernard/Colle del Piccolo S. Bernardo (2188m). This climb is 47 km long, but with moderate gradients! From the south the real climb starts first in Bonneval-sur-Arc (1808m) and is only 14 km, but this is also steeper. The south side is the most beautiful side, so it makes sense approaching the pass from that direction. The climb on the south side starts in Lanslevillard (1458m) or further down southwest from St. Michel de-Maurienne (712m), which can include more climbing depending on your road choice.
Other comments	There are no places to fill your water bottle on this pass climb apart from toilets at Val d’Isère, which is why you should be certain to fill up especially before attacking the long north side of the pass. The views are stunningly beautiful on the south side above Bonneval-s-Arc (1808m), but apart from that it is not a very nice pass. I thought it was nicer above Val d’Isère when going over from the south side in 2006 (than in 2002). There are very long and wide serpentines above Val d’Isère (1840m) on the north side that are impressive. There is a long tunel on the north side before a road that takes off to Tignes, but this tunnel is well lit. There are also some unlit tunnels (2006). As this is a very high pass you should expect low temperatures at the pass height even in Summer. Bourg-St. Maurice is a rather disappointing village and does not seem to have a grocery shop (someone said he found one, but I still have not seen one (even asking locals) and going through the village 4 times, but they do have a MacDonalds … ). (46m added to the total climb on the north side and 78m to the south side to make up for small descents.) [FR-73-2764, BIG 286]