The big Alpine passes by motorbike

The Great Alpine Passes by motorbike

Ride on the legendary roads and the most beautiful passes of the Alps on motorbike around the Roof of Europe, the Mont Blanc, culminating at 4810 m and surrounded by gigantic glaciers! From one pass to the other, cross Alpine pastures and green valleys, admire the castles and vineyards of the Aosta Valley, visit the old town of Annecy - the Venice of the Alps and enjoy an Italian meal among the Roman ruins of Aosta... A grandiose motorbike road-trip through France, Italy and Switzerland.

4 days / 3 nights

June to October

France, Italy, Switzerland

Presentation of the trip

Points of interest

Most beautiful passes in the Alps - Col du Galibier (2642 m) - 21 bends of the Alpe d'Huez - Col de l'Iseran (highest pass in Europe - 2770 m) - Cols du Petit & Grand St-Bernard - Chamonix - Mont-Blanc - Vallée d'Aoste - Aiguille du Midi - Annecy - Alpine and Italian Cuisine

Program

DAY 1 : AIX-LES-BAINS → VALLOIRE GALIBIER

220 km / 5h

After crossing the Massif de la Chartreuse, the great passes of the Alps offer themselves to you, with passes approaching 2000 m. A good warm-up before the Col du Galibier by motorbike that you climb to its summit at 2642 m, where you will have an exceptional panorama! The descent takes you straight to your hotel for a mountain dinner and a well deserved good night ...

DAY 2 : VALLOIRE GALIBIER → AOSTA (ITALY)

220 km / 4h30

Climb the mythical Col de l'Iseran by motorbike, the highest pass in Europe at an altitude of 2770 m! After the superb Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, gateway to Italy, ride quietly through the Aosta Valley admiring perched castles and vineyards on the mountainsides towards the beautiful town of Aosta and its remains from the Roman era. Italian cuisine, Valley wines and a good night's sleep surrounded by the highest Alpine peaks await you...

DAY 3 : AOSTA (ITALY) → CHAMONIX

130 km / 3h

130 kilometres will be enough to take you from Italy to France via Switzerland via the mythical Col du Grand Saint-Bernard pass on a motorbike and its 2469 m high. Cross the very green Entremont Valley in Switzerland before coming back to France on the road to Chamonix which offers superb panoramas of the Mont Blanc Massif, its countless peaks over 4000 m and its glaciers that you seem to be able to touch. Enjoy your free afternoon to stroll through the streets of Chamonix. Discover the Mer de Glace aboard the mythical Montenvers rack and pinion train or climb the Aiguille du Midi cable car which will take you to 3842 m in the middle of the glaciers and very close to Mont Blanc...

DAY 4 : CHAMONIX → AIX-LES-BAINS

185 km / 4h15

Mountains and lakes are on the program of this sumptuous motorbike day which will take you to Annecy, the Venice of the Alps, bordered by an Alpine lake with crystal-clear waters where you can have a good mountain picnic! Then take the road to Aix-les-Bains through the Parc Naturel des Bauges...Find all our motorbike trips in France on our dedicated page.And for more information about the Alps, visit the Savoie Mont-Blanc Tourist Office website !