Contact:
Maison de la Maurienne
Syndicat du Pays de Maurienne
Centre d'Affaire et de Ressource
Batiment B 1er étage
Avenue d'Italie, BP 82
73303 St Jean de Maurienne Cedex
Tel. 04 79 83 23 94
E-mail : comite@arcalpin.com
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Haute-Maurienne and
its 3 plateaus
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Difficulty
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 A
progressive climb before discovering the 3 plateaus of the upper
Maurienne valley. The altitude difference explains the variations
in architecture that are visible in the buildings, which are adapted
to the snow, the vegetation and the pastoral practices that vary
depending on the altitude.
A little history
10 centuries ago, Haute-Maurienne was only a passageway climbing
the cols above Bessans, or Petit Mont-Cenis above Bramans.
At the end of the XIth century there was an agreement between
Asti and the Count of Maurienne for the passage of merchandise
across the Mont Cenis. Traders will be more and more numerous
on this route.
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 Each
village deserves a detour, particularly for their numerous baroque
churches and chapels, as well as the crosses, so typical of Haute-Maurienne
villages. The Espace baroque in Lanslebourg.
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- Difficulty : Blue
- Ascent, overall : 530 m
- Average grade : 4%
Maximum grade : 8%
- Time : 1 h 30
- Distance : 30 km
- Recommended gear ratio : 39 x 27
- Guide : IGN map 3633, Pays du Mont Cenis
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- Information : TO Val Cenis, Maison franco-italienne col du
Mont Cenis
- Repairs : Lanslebourg, Lanslevillard
- Access : A 43 exit 30.
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