From Cervières to Col de l'Échelle

From the foot of the Col de l'Izoard, discover another sector of the Hautes Vallées: the Clarée valley and the Col de l'Echelle.

Detailed itinerary :

- From the parking lot, turn right onto the RD 902 to reach Briançon.

- Once in Briançon, at the Font Christianne hamlet, continue straight ahead on the RD 902 until you reach the Izoard traffic circle.

- At the traffic circle, take the 4th exit. Then take the 1st road on the right, following the sign "Toutes directions - Gap".

- At the traffic circle in front of E.Leclerc, take the 1st exit on the right and cross the bridge.

- At the next traffic circle, take the 1st exit on the right, then go straight on to take the Chaussée (steeply-sloping road).

- Follow the Chaussée up to the cease-and-desist sign. At the intersection, turn right towards "Turin - Montgenèvre - Névache".

- At the Champs de Mars traffic circle, continue in the direction of Turin to leave Briançon on the RN 94.

- After approx. 7 km, at La Vachette, turn left towards "Vallée de la Clarée, Névache, Val-des-Prés", on the RD 944G.

- In the village of La Vachette, at the church, turn left towards Névache. Continue straight on for 15 km (take care when crossing Val-des-Prés in July/August, which is regulated by an alternative traffic light).

- At Névache - Roubion, turn right towards Col de l'Echelle and start climbing.

- At the summit, continue straight on, stopping just before the descent to Italy.

- Return by the same route

- At the traffic circle at the bottom of the Chaussée à Briançon, take the leftmost exit onto rue Centrale (one-way street). At the end of Rue Centrale, head for Col de l'Izoard at the traffic circle to return to Cervières.