Col du Banchet

And its pretty chapel at the top

Altitude 590 m

Avant-Pays savoyard

Département Savoie

West slope topo

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The Col du Banchet is discreetly located in the southernmost part of the Mont Tournier range, which presents the appearance of an impassable wall (the A43, which passes just a few hectometres away, has found no other way of crossing it than through the long Dullin Tunnel). The Petites Routes du Soleil route will take you to the foot of its final section, which will push you to make a big effort over 5 hairpin bends at a steady 8% average gradient. A pretty chapel is located at the summit at an altitude of 590 m.

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Topo south-east side

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The south-eastern slope, in a pleasant country setting, is much more accessible than its opposite side. You'll just have to negotiate a 1.3 km, 6.5% passage located at the start of the climb just before Dullin.

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Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu / Lépin-le-Lac

6 Saint-Jean-de-Chevelu / Lépin-le-Lac

45 km
3 h 01 min
Medium
You now head from one major French Alpine lake to another! Cycle along this stage to reach the banks of Lac d’Aiguebelette, France’s third-largest natural lake. You leave behind the Chaîne de l’Épine Range, with its great views and mysterious legends, to continue along ways that keep you up on high. Between Aiguebelette and the Rhône Valley, this stage of the P’tites Routes du Soleil® leads you over three further passes: the Col du Mont-Tournier (821m); the Col de la Lattaz (754m); and the Col du Banchet (591m).

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