Why this ride
Out of Antibes, one way: 289 km, roughly 4 h 54 in the saddle. The climb of the day is Ramatuelle. It tops out at about 2,000 m. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Vésubie and Tinée Valleys · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 289 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 54
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Antibes
Old ramparts rise straight from the sea at Antibes, and behind them a tight knot of lanes, markets and ochre houses climbs toward a castle on the shore. The town sits between Nice and Cannes on the bay of the same name, facing the snowy line of the Alps on clear winter days, with the long wooded peninsula of Cap d'Antibes to the south and the jazz town of Juan-les-Pins on its western flank.
Read the complete Antibes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Vésubie and Tinée Valleys is where the day begins. Next is Vésubie and Tinée Valleys high point.
2. Ramatuelle
Above the beaches of Saint-Tropez, Ramatuelle coils around its hilltop like a snail shell, its houses forming a wall around the old village, with narrow lanes and arches leading up to the church. Below it, the long sweep of Pampelonne beach curves for kilometres along the bay, and the vineyards of the Côtes de Provence climb the slopes between.
Read the complete Ramatuelle write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Scenic stretch near Montferrat.
3. Scenic stretch near Montferrat
Planning note
about 176 km into the recorded legs you reach Scenic stretch near Montferrat. Next is Photo stop near Seyne-les-Alpes.
4. Photo stop near Seyne-les-Alpes
Planning note
Photo stop near Seyne-les-Alpes closes the day.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Montferrat to Photo stop near Seyne-les-Alpes
Scenic stretch near Montferrat → Photo stop near Seyne-les-Alpes is 113 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.