Col de la Colombière
Featured in the Tour de France 23 times, it is an approx 130km cycle with 2400m ascent round trip ride from Chamonix, with spectacular views and amazing pistachio and apricot pie at the top.
Col des Aravis
The Col des Aravis has been crossed a total of 38 times by the Tour de France. Choose your route and go through Megève or Sallanches to start depending which direction you go. Take a detour to Manigod. Enjoy the mountain air and the stunning countryside.
Col de la Forclaz
Travel through the Chamonix Valley up the Col de Montets and over the Swiss border to the Emosson Dam featured in the Tour de France 2016 and the Col de La Forclaz Switzerland. The coffee shop and the Emosson dam isn't so great but the pie at the Col de La Forclaz is, and the views are priceless!
Colle de San Carlo
Drive through the Mt Blanc tunnel and do the route of the Grand Fondo de Monte Bianco. Make a day of it and stop for lunch in La Thuile. There are plenty of fabulous places to stop for coffee and refreshments on the way.
