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Vars

Vars – Col de Vars loop from Les-Claux

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Vars

Vars – Col de Vars loop from Les-Claux

Hard

5.0

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Vars – Col de Vars loop from Les-Claux

04:37

43.6km

1,480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 4.25 km for 106 m

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Start point

Parking

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246 m

Vars

Highlight • Other

Ideal village for practicing summer and winter sports.

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1.18 km

Vars les Claux

Highlight • Settlement

Vars was no pleasure.

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7.00 km

Lac de Peyrol

Lake

10.6 km

View of the Eyssina

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Emblematic mountain of Vars, its name comes from the word "spine". It forms a meteorological barrier that prevents bad weather from the Ubaye from coming to Vars. Local saying goes: …

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11.9 km

Lac de Chabrieres

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Artificial lake but with beautiful colors

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18.5 km

Col de Vars

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The Vars pass is located at 2,108 meters and connects the Ubaye valley with the Embrunais. The Col de Vars is a typical passage of the Tour de France, crossed already 35 times since 1947.

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20.6 km

Lac Napoléon

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On the shores of the lake, the Napoleon refuge in Vars is one of the six eponymous shelters in the Hautes-Alpes. This building was built in 1856 under Napoleon III, …

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30.1 km

Traditional farm

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This traditional farmhouse, probably dating from the 18th century, has two parts: the house and the barn. The accommodation is generally on 2 or even 3 levels, with the cellar, …

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30.4 km

Cross of the Passion

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In Vars, there are four crosses on which are fixed the instruments of the Passion of Christ carved by parishioners. They are located in the middle of the village of …

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43.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

13.3 km

8.80 km

2.60 km

Surfaces

25.7 km

9.71 km

6.17 km

1.83 km

153 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,230 m)

Lowest point (1,600 m)

Weather

Sunday 6 September

20°C

12°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Vars – Col de Vars loop from Les-Claux

Vars

Vars les Claux

View of the Eyssina

Lac de Chabrieres

Col de Vars

Lac Napoléon

Traditional farm

Cross of the Passion

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