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Mollard Pass – Rond point de l'Opinel... loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

Mollard Pass – Rond point de l'Opinel... loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

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Mollard Pass – Rond point de l'Opinel... loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

02:36

37.3km

1,270m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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After 3.90 km for 57 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.21 km

Opinel Roundabout

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The first visible building on the Opinel Route is the Opinel roundabout. In 2000, the town of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne decided to honor Opinel by dedicating a roundabout to him on the road leading to the original hamlet!

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3.92 km

Centrale de l'Arvan Hydroelectric Power Station

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18.0 km

Mollard Pass

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You did it and reached the Col de Mollard at an altitude of 1,638 meters! The view of the jagged peaks of the Aiguilles d'Arves is simply awesome.

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19.4 km

Opinel Square...

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30.5 km

Great view over the needles of arves

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Beautiful views

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32.6 km

Pierre Pin Dessous

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End of the first part towards the Col de La Croix de Fer. Then comes a 2km descent.

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34.2 km

View of the gorge near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

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Super Ausbllick

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36.0 km

Rond point de l'Opinel...

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37.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.7 km

406 m

144 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.2 km

1.00 km

119 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 6 September

32°C

20°C

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Comments

August 23, 2023,Col du Mollard

the second "effort" of this minitour was the ascent to the Mollard pass, a secondary pass in front of the Aiguilles d'Arves and an "alternative" route to reach the Croix de fer pass. The ascent, extremely regular, takes place entirely in a beautiful wood above the village of Villagondran... 43 hairpin bends, almost a French Stelvio... but with less demanding …

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Mollard Pass – Rond point de l'Opinel... loop from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Vallée de l'Arvan

Opinel Roundabout

Centrale de l'Arvan Hydroelectric Power Station

Mollard Pass

Opinel Square...

Great view over the needles of arves

Pierre Pin Dessous

View of the gorge near Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne

Rond point de l'Opinel...

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