Col d'Izoard
D902 · Briançon → Guillestre · France
- Length
- 22 miles
- Drive time
- 55 min
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Oct–Jun (snow)
Through the Casse Déserte's orange scree pinnacles to 2,360 m — the most other-planetary scenery on the Route des Grandes Alpes, between Briançon and the Queyras.
Highlights of the Col d'Izoard
- Casse Déserte moonscape
- Tour de France shrine
- Queyras valley beyond
Where to stop on the Col d'Izoard
- Esso Briançon fuel — Fill in Briançon — no fuel over the Izoard until Guillestre
- Refuge Napoléon food — 1858 refuge just below the summit — one of Napoléon's bequest refuges, open June to late September and in winter
- Col d'Izoard summit viewpoint — 2,362 m col with orientation table and Tour de France memorial
- Casse Déserte viewpoint — Moonscape of scree and rock pinnacles on the south side — Coppi and Bobet plaques in the rocks
Drive the Col d'Izoard
Open Col d'Izoard on the map → ⬇ Download GPX
GPX works with Garmin, TomTom, Beeline and most bike sat-navs. Free, no sign-up — these are indicative waypoints, so follow the road signs, not the arrow.
Plot it, add it to a club run with a meeting point and pit stops, then share the whole trip as one link. Free, no account, works offline.
Route research: Club road index · More roads in France
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