Col de Valbelle
Key facts
- Distance
- 39.7 km
- Ascent
- +1,491 m
- Descent
- −1,415 m
- Estimated time
- 5 hr 40
- mtb
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Out and back
- same way back
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 32.2 km under 10% and 7.5 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 961 m to 2,370 m over 39.7 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 9%
- Dirt & gravel 91%
- Path types
- Track 91%
- Road 9%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Saint-André-d'Embrun, Saint-André-d'Embrun (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996468-N6---Col-de-Valbelle). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Official elevation gain: 1,491 m, Parc national des Écrins
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