Le Collet
	Height	Climbing height - length
	1856m	660m - 13.9 km (Briançon) 604m - 13.4 km (Briançon north) 475m - 8.2 km (Clarée valley) 514m - 9.1 km (Cesana Torinese) 782m - 19 km (Oulx) 1476m - 42.5 km (Susa)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	2 (5)	2-3 (5)
How to get there	The pass (not really a pass but so regarded by Club des Cent cols, so I keep it for completeness) is close to Col de Montgenèvre/Colle del Monginevro (1851m) and both are located just inside the French border. Before going into Italy you can turn off on a small asphalt road (in the direction of Italy) to this pass that has no sign and is located just above a parking place. This road ends at some hotels. Col de Montgenèvre is the easiest crossing of the Alps in this part of the Alps. (The next easier one would be the Brennerpass.) You start the climb from France in the highest town in the Alps, Briançon (1204m or 1260m), or a little further up on the road at the second of two alternative roads into Vallée de la Clarée (1389m). The climbing really starts only after this last point and it is brief. The Italian side is somewhat similar (new tunnel built in 2006) and the climb here starts in Cesana Torinese (1342m) or possibly further down in Oulx (1074m) or all the way down in Susa (500m).
Other comments	There are tourist villages on both the French (Montegenèvre) and the Italian (Clavière) side of the pass. (Photo taken at Le Collet in the direction of Col de Montgenèvre.) [FR-05-1856a]
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