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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| Aussois, La Norma,
Modane - Le pont du Diable |
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Built with the devil's help, according
to a legend that unveils the great maliciousness of the Haute
Maurienne women, the Devil's bridge punctuates a route that is
replete with history (the Esseillon barrier), nature (the dizzying
views on the Arc gorges) and mountain life (villages, the resort
of la Norma, pastures). A hell of a day !
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Difficulty
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From the center of Aussois, take the road to the football pitch.
A long descent snakes its way around the Esseillon forts, 5 imposing
Sardinian forts built early in the XIXth century. A trail avoids
the road.
After the bridge and fort Marie-Thérèse, the route reaches the
resort of La Norma (view over Modane).
Once across Modane, ride up the Arc's right bank along to the
wind tunnels in l'ONERA (can be visited) and Avrieux. The beautiful
path of Pont du Nant reaches Bramans, and then up to Aussois along
the St Pierre stream…
Alternate route : For a shorter route (1/2 day), as soon as you
have passed the bridge, take the way to Pont du Nant towards Bramans.
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Take A43 all the way, then N 6 to Modane and
D 215 to Aussois.
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- 27 km ascent 860m
- Fairly difficult (steep descents)
- VTT trails and mixed paths VTT / psdestrians
- Guide VTT Centre in l'Esseillon (circuit n°6)
- April to November
- Gear hire Sport 2000 in Aussois and La Norma.
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