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	Savinois Serre-Ponçon	The dam and its history
Embrunais	Around the lake of Serre-poncon	Queyras	Guillestrois
Champsaur / Valgaudemar	Brianconnais/ haute claree / la Grave	Pelvoux la meije Ailefroide	Gapencais
Lautaret pass	Izoard pass	La bonette pass	Galibier pass

Motorbikes

la bonette pass

Starting from Savines, you can have wonderful motorbike rides. For example, you can go to the Bonnette pass (the highest pass in Europe). It is a unique trip with magnificent landscapes.

A view of the lake of Serre-ponçon

Spend the night in the auberge in Savines.

Start from Savines

serre-ponçon

Start in the morning towards Barcelonnette

parapenting in Saint Vincent les Forts

Go through Le Sauze and down to the lake.
Opposite the road on your right is
the village of Saint Vincent les Forts,
a place known all over Europe for parapenting.

Barcelonnette

Arrival in Barcelonnette,
going towards Jausiers.

a mexican house in Barcelonnette

Arrival in Barcelonnette,
going towards Jausiers.

The slope towards the Bonette pass

A wonderful surrounding.
Be careful! During Spring, there can
be gravel on the side of the roads.

Towards Nice

The slope and the top of the mountain.

Slope towards the Bonette pass

The Bonette pass

The slope is rather steep.

resting

During Spring, you might see marmots if you stop.

Arrival at the Bonette pass

You have to go to the summit by foot
and see the 360° viewpoint indicator.

towards saint etienne de tinee

Towards nice

You will often find sheep here.
During Summer, that part of the mountan
is used as a pasture area.

nice 150 km

On the Southern side of the pass,
the road goes down towards Nice.

Top of the Bonette

The landscape is worth stopping at any moment.

Les Fourches, top of the Bonette

2200m above the sea,
you will find the Camp of "Les Fourches".
It used to be a military zone.

National Park of Mercantour

German riders sometimes go to Nice and come back by Entrevaux in a day, but this is a long trip and the speed limit is 90 km/h everywhere!
SAVINES-LE-LAC	km	Travel Time	Km	Total time
BARCELONNETTE	44.2	0H50	44.2	0H50
COL DE LA BONETTE	32.1	0H35	76.3	1H25
NICE	119.0	2H20	195.3	3H45
ENTREVAUX	75.6	1H20	270.9	5H05
SISTERON	107.7	2H00	378.6	7H05
SAVINES-LE-LAC	73.9	0H55	452.5	8H00
		Total	452.5	8H00

Regular day trip going through Digne
From :	SAVINES-LE-LAC (FRA - HAUTES-ALPES)
To :	SAVINES-LE-LAC (FRA - HAUTES-ALPES)
Through :	BARCELONNETTE (FRA - ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE)
	DIGNE-LES-BAINS (FRA - ALPES-DE-HAUTE-PROVENCE)
Type of trip :	EXPRESS	Vehicle :	Tourer
km :	239.4	motorway :	42.2 km
Length (1) :	3H50

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