Cime de la Bonette (el. 2,860 m) is a mountain in the French Alps, near the border with Italy.
The two kilometre long teardrop shaped loop around the Cime de la Bonette peak (2,860 m) from either side of the pass is the highest paved through route in the Alps. The road around the Cime de la Bonette reaches an altitude of 2,802 m, but this is not a "pass", but merely a scenic loop. Col de la Bonette at 2715 m, on Route des Grandes Alpes, France's third-highest pass, separates the Ubaye valley to the north and the Tinée valley to the south. As mentioned previously, special feature of the summit, which can be reached from the pass, is that it is the highest asphalt road in France (2802 m). It is situated within the Mercantour National Park on the border of the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. On a bike, a motorbike, by car or camper van… you will feel the gradient and rapidly find yourself high up in the mountains. Structures such as former military barracks which used to belong to the Maginot Line of the Alps are still there to remind us of the tensions between France and Italy during WW2. This video was recorded the day before Stage 19 of the 2024 Tour de France; the road to Col de la Bonette was already filled with bicyclists and fans eagerly awaiting the race. Kawasaki Z1000SX
Негізгі бет Cime de la Bonette, 2802m 🇫🇷 the highest paved road in the Alps, the day before the Tour de France
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