Crête du Pic d'Alize
- 1.7 mi
- round trip
- 712 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Crête du Pic d'Alize is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, inside Réserve naturelle Géologique de Haute-Provence. It is 0.8 miles each way, 1.7 miles there and back. It runs between about 2,500 ft and 2,940 ft above sea level, with roughly 580 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 3: technical riding over blocky ground, drops and tight turns, for skilled riders. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, about 1.7 miles south of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pic d'Alize, Le Brusc and Saint-Clément. For camping, La Célestine and Camping de Fontliesse are within about 6 miles. There are 3 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Crête du Pic d'Alize for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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