This climb shares most of the road to Col de la Couillole/Col de Cogliola (1677m) from which a road takes off to Les Buisses (1416m), a small ski resort. You take off the main road up the Tinée valley at St. Sauveur-sur-Tinée (504m). You start here if coming from Col de la Lombarde/Colle della Lombarda (2350m) or Col de la Bonette (Cime de la Bonette) (2715m (2804m)).

Otherwise you would start the climb lower down. If you come via Col de Saint-Martin (1502m), you start at the height of 482m down the Tinée valley. If you happen to come down the nice road over Col de la Sinne/Sine/Sinna (1438m), you start at 430m. You could start at Pont de Clans (301m) if coming into the valley via Tournefort. You could have visited Col d’Andrion (1684m) or travelled over the road passing by the famous Madone d’Utelle (dangerous road down to La Tour). If so, then you start at Pont de la Lune (233m). You could finally also have started at the start of the Tinée valley (187m).