Col de la Cayolle

Col de la Cayolle
Near the top of the pass
Compass direction	North	south
Pass height	2326  m
Department	Alpes-de-Haute-Provence	Alpes-Maritimes
Valley locations	Barcelonnette	Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes
expansion	D 902 / D 2202
Mountains	Maritime Alps
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Mountain scoring	1	1
Ø pitch	4.1% (1190 m / 29.2 km)	6.3% (1291 m / 20.5 km)
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Coordinates	44 ° 15 '32 "  N , 6 ° 44' 38"  E Coordinates: 44 ° 15 '32 "  N , 6 ° 44' 38"  E

The Col de la Cayolle is a mountain pass in the French Maritime Alps on the border of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . The pass is at 2326  m . It connects Barcelonnette ( 1150  m ), in the Ubaye valley , with Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes ( 1050  m ).

geography

Like the parallel north-south connections Col d'Allos and Col de la Bonette , the Col de la Cayolle is located in the Mercantour National Park .

The river Var rises near the Cayolle and serves as the namesake of the department of the same name on the Côte d'Azur . In the further course of the pass road from Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes to the south, the Var has dug a remarkable deep canyon in red clay, the “ Gorges de Daluis ”.

The white water river Bachelard runs north .

Human use

The Col de la Cayolle, together with the Col des Champs and Col d'Allos, form a popular circuit for racing cyclists. The ascent from Barcelonnette is equipped with special signs for cyclists .

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  Cayolle pass crossing

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  One of the mileage marks for cyclists

Web links

Commons : Col de la Cayolle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ See for example Cayolle-Champs-Allos - Bikemap - Your bike routes online (in English) . bikemap.net. Retrieved July 18, 2015.