Route des Grandes Alpes
D902 corridor · Thonon-les-Bains → Menton · France
- Length
- 430 miles
- Drive time
- 3–6 days
- Type
- Grand touring road
- Region
- Europe
Before you go: High cols closed roughly Oct–Jun — drive it in summer
The grand traverse: Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean over sixteen great cols including Iseran, Galibier and Izoard. The finest multi-day driving holiday in Europe, full stop.
Highlights of the Route des Grandes Alpes
- 16 cols, 6 above 2,000 m
- Thonon to Menton
- The ultimate French road trip
Drive the Route des Grandes Alpes
Open Route des Grandes Alpes 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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