Col du Galibier (via Télégraphe)
D902 · Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne → Col du Lautaret · France
- Length
- 21 miles
- Drive time
- 1 h
- Type
- Mountain pass
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: Closed roughly Oct–Jun (snow)
The Tour de France's high altar: up the Télégraphe, through Valloire, then the barren upper ramps to 2,642 m — history on every hairpin and the Écrins glittering to the south.
Highlights of the Col du Galibier (via Télégraphe)
- Tour de France legend
- 2,642 m summit
- Écrins massif views
Drive the Col du Galibier (via Télégraphe)
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