It dominates the Maurienne Valley, and in past centuries, it played a major defensive role, overlooking St Michel de Maurienne on one side and the military Galibier road on the other.
Less well known than its neighbour, the Galibier, the Col du Télégraphe is still a considerable climb, as the cyclists who have completed it will tell you.
Climbing the Col du Télégraphe from Saint Michel de Maurienne:
Departure: 710m - Arrival: 1566,
Length: 11.8km - Elevation 856m
Average %: 7.3% - Maximum %: 9.7%
- Mountain pass, Mountain
Télégraphe mountain pass
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Free access.
Reception
Opening
All year round.
Equipments
- Picnic area
- Public WC
- Car park
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Information update on 28/01/2019 by Office de Tourisme de Valloire