Mercantour High Roads
A 511 km loop
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Why this ride
Leave the city behind and spend the day on roads with texture. This road trip is shaped as a ride, not as a shortcut: leave the start cleanly, use the first checkpoint for fuel and weather discipline, then let the middle 204 km be the part you remember. The best part sits around Mercantour High Roads scenic road, Mercantour High Roads high point, Mercantour High Roads photo pull-off, while Mercantour High Roads fuel gate and Mercantour High Roads food stop keep the day practical instead of turning it into a fuel hunt. Check the selected map before departure: scenic sections, transfer sections, speed/control reminders, risk points and the GPX checkpoint order are deliberately visible so the route is understandable before the engine starts. Ride it early if the area is popular, keep the photo stops legal, and shorten the route if weather, daylight or energy stops agreeing with the plan.
Roadbook
- Mercantour High Roads fuel gate
fuel
Fuel at 0 km. Next is Nice / Côte d’Azur return.
- Nice / Côte d’Azur return
swim
Nice / Côte d’Azur return comes up 73 km in. Next is Mercantour High Roads food stop.
- Mercantour High Roads food stop
food
A break here at 146 km. Next is Mercantour High Roads photo pull-off.
- Mercantour High Roads photo pull-off
photo
Mercantour High Roads photo pull-off, about halfway. Next is Mercantour High Roads checkpoint 8.
- Mercantour High Roads checkpoint 8
finish
Back at Mercantour High Roads checkpoint 8. Next is Mercantour High Roads scenic road.
- Mercantour High Roads scenic road
scenic
Mercantour High Roads scenic road comes up 365 km in. Next is Mercantour High Roads high point.
- Mercantour High Roads high point
pass
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Mercantour.
- Back to Mercantour
finish
Back at Mercantour. That is the ride.