Col de Turini

Col de Turini
View from the viewing loop above the Col de Turini
Compass direction	west	south
Pass height	1607  m
Department	Alpes-Maritimes
Valley locations	La Bollène-Vésubie	L'Escarène / Sospel
expansion	Pass road
Mountains	Maritime Alps
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Denzel scale	SG 2-3
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Coordinates	43 ° 58 '37 "  N , 7 ° 23' 31"  E Coordinates: 43 ° 58 '37 "  N , 7 ° 23' 31"  E

The Col de Turini is a pass in the French Maritime Alps in the hinterland of the French Riviera . The top of the pass is in the Alpes-Maritimes department at an altitude of 1607 meters.

The pass lies in the outer, populated zone of the Mercantour National Park and represents the transition between the Bévéra valley and the Vésubie valley .

The summit of the Col de Turini can be reached from three sides: from La Bollène-Vésubie to the west and from the towns of L'Escarène and Sospel to the south . A road signposted "Origine Circuit de l'Authion" leads to the northeast, and after about two kilometers it splits into a ring road. Several former military installations are located on this scenic road in the Massif de l'Authion.

tourism

Long-distance and long-distance hiking trails

The Col de Turini is a stage on the GR 52A long-distance hiking trail , the Sentier Panoramique du Mercantour , and the Via Alpina .

Motorsport

Every year, one stage of the Monte Carlo Rally leads over the Col de Turini , known as the Night of the Long Knives .

literature

• Sabine Bade, Wolfram Mikuteit: Grande Randonnée 52A. Le Sentier panoramique du Mercantour . Fernwege.de, Roxheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-937304-78-6 .

Web links

Commons : Col de Turini  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

1. ↑ Harald Denzel: Great Alpine Road Guide . 22nd edition; Denzel-Verlag Innsbruck 2005, ISBN 3-85047-764-9