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Old Salt Road (Via del Sale) – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Upega

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Old Salt Road (Via del Sale) – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Upega

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Old Salt Road (Via del Sale) – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Upega

08:08

65.1km

2,400m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 22.8 km for 372 m

After 41.6 km for 469 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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12.7 km

Old Saddles Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The name Colle delle Selle Vecchie probably derives from the ancient toponym Col des Sels Vieils (Colle dei Vecchi Sali), which referred to the salt transported through this pass from Liguria to Piedmont.

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17.3 km

Col des Seigneurs / Colle del lago dei Signori

Mountain Pass

17.4 km

Via del Sale between Col de la Boaria and Rifugio Don Barbera

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful landscapes immersed in nature. At times it looks like a lunar landscape.

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24.8 km

Col de la Boaire / Colle della Boaria

Mountain Pass

27.1 km

Lake Gias della Pera

Highlight • Lake

This curiously shaped alpine lake makes this stretch of the Alta Via del Sale even more beautiful.

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30.5 km

Old Salt Road (Via del Sale)

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Part of the path that can be traveled in both directions

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36.6 km

Chalet Le Marmotte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Reachable by the asphalted road to Colle di Tenda, it is a fundamental support point for many excursions and bike rides in the upper Vermenangna Valley!

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45.5 km

Colle della Perla

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Important junction on the Via del Sale.

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46.8 km

Colle della Boaria Hairpin on the Via del Sale

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Colle della Boaria is one of the most iconic points of the entire Alta Via del Sale due to its incredible hairpin bend overlooking the void.

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48.3 km

View of the Carsene Basin

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Excellent dirt road

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65.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

55.1 km

6.00 km

3.73 km

272 m

Surfaces

46.8 km

5.55 km

4.74 km

3.95 km

3.91 km

133 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

21°C

10°C

45 %

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Comments

September 10, 2024,LA VIA DEL SALE

With the Caripit group. Wonderful ride with stunning views. Quite challenging due to the dirt road and the difference in altitude.

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September 30, 2023,Via del Sale/ Ligurische Grenzkammstrasse

By far the most beautiful tour was today: The Via del Sale or LGKS from Limone. Constantly over 2000m with ever-changing landscapes. Stop at Don Barbera and finally Fort Tabourdia and Central. But we will definitely NEVER ride here on a weekend again, it's unbelievable how recklessly some bikers and quads race through here and then in this number 😢💩

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July 5, 2024,🇮🇹 Piemont die 5te

Second to last stage of the Piedmont Tour. Start in sunshine towards the border ridge road. Once at the top there were beautiful views. Unfortunately it clouded over further on. So we had to cycle the rest of the way to our accommodation in the fog.

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June 16, 2023,La Via del Sale: giorno 1

Departure from Limone. Stop at the Barbera refuge. Arrival at La Terza refuge with dinner and night at the refuge.

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September 24, 2023,La Via del Sale: Limone-rifugio laterza

Beautiful cycleable and tough itinerary, I recommend avoiding the first 15 km of asphalt up to the Marmotta refuge and finding a shuttle or passage, you will avoid a long recharge at Don Barbero. Almost impossible to climb 2100 m difference in altitude with batteries under 750w

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July 13, 2024,Alta via del Sale da Tenda

Pre in real hici 4! Wonderful ride always at high altitude... only deviation with push bike and technical descent halfway through the route.

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August 3, 2024,Giro ad anello forti di Tenda rif. Don Barbera

Beautiful circular tour on old military roads on the Italy-France border. Some sections are a little difficult.

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July 27, 2025,Panice soprana, Becco Rosso, Tabourt, boaria e don barbera.. best of Via del Sale

Beautiful ride starting from Limonetto
Via del Sale with a mountain bike variant from Becco Rosso to Colle della Perla. From there, head to Boaria and up to Don Barbera for a quick refreshment.
Return on a paved road.

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Old Salt Road (Via del Sale) – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Upega

08:08h

65.1km

2,400m

Old Salt Road (Via del Sale) – Chalet Le Marmotte loop from Upega

Old Saddles Pass

Via del Sale between Col de la Boaria and Rifugio Don Barbera

Lake Gias della Pera

Old Salt Road (Via del Sale)

Chalet Le Marmotte

Colle della Perla

Colle della Boaria Hairpin on the Via del Sale

View of the Carsene Basin

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