Col du Corobin Between Digne-les-Bains and Barrême
Lionel Terrail - Grandes Itinérances
OT Digne-les-Bains

Col de Corobin

Altitude 1211 m

Massif des Trois-Évêchés

Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Topo North side

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The Col de Corobin and its 1211 m altitude is not to be taken lightly, as it will offer you some difficult passages that you haven't encountered for a while on this Petites Routes du Soleil trip.
First of all, the climb will be quite long at 15.6 km. The first 7.6 km will warm you up as you cross the Col des Abeilles (710 m). The second part consists of a steep 3.3 km ascent on a gradient often close to 9%, leading to another intermediate pass, the Col de Pierre Basse (1065 m). The third part, over 4.7 km, begins with a descent followed by a flat area where you can catch your breath, but you'll need to put your heart back into it over 1400 m at an average gradient of 8% (8 short hairpin bends will help you do this) to make it to the top of the Col de Corobin.

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South side top

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The ascent of the south side of the Col de Corobin isn't very long at 7.7 km from Norante, but its 7% average gradient makes it easy to guess that it won't be all rest...
But unobstructed views of the beautiful surrounding scenery, including the imposing Barre de Chaudon, should keep you entertained!

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Digne-les-Bains / Tartonne

17 Digne-les-Bains / Tartonne

46 km
3 h 45 min
Medium
While Sisteron marks your arrival in the département of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the Pays Dignois lies at the heart of this French county. In this mountainous area straddling the French Alps and Provence, you can admire mountain summits and lavender fields at the same time! The P’tites Routes du Soleil® cycle route does follow a stretch of the Nationale 85 trunk road, also known as the Route Napoléon. The Emperor marched along this road in 1815, going south to north, not quite in the same circumstances as you! With his troops, he crossed the Col de Corobin (a pass at 1,211m) to head on to Grenoble during the epic period known as the 100 Jours, extending from Napoleon’s return from exile in Elba to his defeat at Waterloo.

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