46,92 Km
3 h 07 min
Difficult
46,92 km cycling route from Coaraze to Nice
Don’t expect any let-up on this last mountainous, wild, very steep and challenging final stage, leading you on via the Col du Dragon and Col de Fuont Blanca passes! Just 24km from Nice, Levens is a little town of some 5,000 inhabitants, perched at 600m in altitude in a natural mountain setting. It makes a lovely refreshing tourist destination in summer. Closer still to Nice, just 12km away, Aspremont is a circular perched village standing at some 554m in altitude, closing off the gorges of its valley above Nice. Either Levens or Aspremont would make a lovely last halt before the grand town of Nice on the Mediterranean.
Elevation of the stage
1698 m 1108 m
Details of the stage
↗ 1050 m ↘ 1650 m High/low point 1693 m / 548 m Max gradient 16 %
Passage points
COARAZE > Mont Ferrion > Col du Dragon > Col de Fuont Blanca > LEVENS > piste de Calamel > M719 > ASPREMONT (Bois de Cortéo) > Condamine > M214 > La Geina > Rimiez > Borriglione > Gare de Nice > NICE (Promenade des Anglais).
Don't miss
- Nice Côte d’Azur, stretching between Mediterranean and mountains : The Mediterranean or the mountains, why choose? The many layers to the area covered by Nice Côte d’Azur are unique in Europe, going from coastal towns (Cagnes-sur-Mer, Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Beaulieu, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Cap d’Ail, Eze), via perched villages on the slopes of the moyen-pays behind (Vence, Saint-Jeannet, Gattières, Gilette, Falicon), to high-altitude ski resorts (Isola 2000, Auron, Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage, La Colmiane, Roubion, Turini Camp d’Argent), allowing for the widest array possible of varied types of holiday. What with its international airport just 15 minutes from the city centre, its high-quality range of hotels, its many museums, its stunning architectural heritage, its clement climate, its long promenades and beaches, its perched villages, its festivals and its way of life, Nice Côte d’Azur is a destination that easily appeals to all!
- Nice : Counting among its very many attractions its Vieille Ville (historic centre) and its Baie des Anges, lined by the famed Promenade des Anglais, we love Nice! Especially as we can finally get off our bikes and go and sunbathe on the beach! Do make a point of climbing to the central Tour Bellanda, to enjoy majestic views across Nice’s Bay of Angels and to reflect on the many great Alpine cycle routes that end (or start) here: Route des Grandes Alpes®; Chemins du Soleil (VTT); P’tites Routes du Soleil; and the Grande Traversée des Alpes via the GR5! Another splendid viewing point is from the Fort Mont Alban (at 220m in altitude), a rare piece of well-preserved 16th-century military architecture guarding Nice’s port and coast on the city’s eastern slopes.
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