The Challenge Route
Geneva to Nice in 8 days
Drum roll please! Here are the Challenge routes! The routes take you from hotel door to hotel door. At the bottom of the page you will find the downloadable gpx files. You’ll need to put these on your Garmin/Wahoo to be able to follow the route. If you’re looking for the XL routes, they will be shared in a later post.
Day 1: Geneva Airport - La Clusaz
Climbs: Col de la Colombière
Day 2:La Clusaz - Brides-Les-Bains
Climbs: Col des Aravis, Col du Pré, Cormet de Roseland
Day 3: Brides-Les-Bains - Bourg d’Oisans
Climbs: Col de la Madeleine, Col du Glandon
Day 4: Bourg d’Oisans - Bourg d’Oisans
Climbs: Alpe d’Huez
Day 4: Bourg d’Oisans - Risoul
Climbs: Col de Lauteret, Col du Galibier
Day 6: Risoul - La Lauzet-Ubaye
Climbs: Col du Vars
Day 7: La Lauzet-Ubaye - Berthemont-Les-Bains
Climbs: Col de la Bonette (highest point of trip)
Day 8: Berthemont-Les-Bains - Nice
Climbs: Col de Turini
