Col de la Bonette
M64 / Cime loop · Jausiers → Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée · France
- Length
- 30 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h 15 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Oct–Jun (snow)
The highest through-road in Europe: 2,715 m at the col, 2,802 m if you lap the Cime de la Bonette loop — a lunar, empty giant between Jausiers and the Tinée valley.
Highlights of the Col de la Bonette
- Cime loop at 2,802 m
- Lunar summit scenery
- Usually gloriously empty
Drive the Col de la Bonette
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