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
Tél. 04 79 83 23 94
E-mail : comite@arcalpin.com
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| Val Cenis Lanslebourg
- The forts tour |
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Historical barrier on the passageway to
Italy, the Mont-Cenis col saw, at the end of the XIXth century,
the erection of some of the greatest forts in the Alps ( 24 in
Maurienne) and, more recently, an amazing pyramid !
A journey into history and mountain architecture, the forts tour
uses part of the dam lake circuit. It is not reserved for the
best !
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Difficulty
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the Mont-Cenis pass, door to the Alps for 3000 years, take the
trail to the Petit Mont-Cenis hut.
In succession, you will see the chapel of Saint-Barthélémy, and,
at the end of the dam, the Variselle fort, under which the trail
goes.
After a short ride on the main road, you will be amazed by a pyramid.
Erected in 1968 by EDF, in memory of the Napoleonic campaigns,
it shelters a permanent exhibition on the history of the col.
In the middle of the grass, the Ronce fort lords over its environment
and provides a grand panorama. Back in Lanslebourg (the best can
even ride up to the col) do not miss the cheese factory and watch
them make Beaufort.
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Take A43 all the way, then N 6 to the Mont-Cenis
pass.
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- 20.7 km ascent 323m
- Not very difficult, or sustained
- Trail
- Guide VTT Haute-Maurienne Vanoise Centre (circuit n°13)
- Mid-June to October
- Gear hire Technicien du Sport - Damé Sport, Mic Sport and
Intersport La Hutte in Val Cenis Lanslebourg. Technicien du
Sport - Jeannot Sports and Ski Set - Sport Vanoise in Val Cenis
Lanslevillard.
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2 days + night in a hut 250F/pers.
Information M. Bastelica tel: 04 79 05 85 79,
M. Lepigre tel: 04 79 05 97 95,
M. Lignier: 04 79 05 84 56,
UCPA tel: 04 79 05 90 54.
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