Col d’Allos
Col d’Allos Height Climbing height
2244m
Michelin 2247m
1014m (Colmars)
1108m (Barcelonette)
Difficulty Beauty
3-4 (5) 4 (5)
How to get there This is to the west of Col de la Cayolle and possibly the most western +2000 m pass in the Alps. From the south you start out in the fortified village of Colmars (1230m), which lays at the foot of the Col des Champs pass. It is only steep after the ski resort. On the north side you start in Barcelonette (1136m) in the Ubaye valley (just like on the Col de la Cayolle pass). It is somewhat steep all the way on an exciting road to the pass height.
Other comments The ski resort on the south side really makes this pass less beautiful than what it would have been without it. But I give it a somewhat high rating based on the beautiful north side alone. Colmars in the south is also a very nice village. Not much water along the road as far as I can remember, but there is a bar just below the top on the north side (have not tried it).
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