D64 · France

Col de la Bonette

A high road in the southern French Alps, climbing from Jausiers in the Ubaye valley to the pass at 2,715 m.

StartFinishHairpin

23.1 kmLength

250Pace-note calls

27Hairpins

82Tight corners (1–2)

↑1,470 ↓10Climb and drop, m

≈2,700 mHighest point

Counts are from Turini’s pace-note engine on this route. Heights come from terrain data and can differ from signposted figures by a few tens of metres.

Where is the Col de la Bonette?

The Col de la Bonette is in France, on the D64. Also known as Cime de la Bonette, Route de la Bonette or Col de Restefond. The route on this page: Jausiers to the top of the pass, below the Cime de la Bonette, 23.1 km.

Why the Col de la Bonette is famous

A short loop round the Cime de la Bonette takes the road to 2,802 m and is often described as the highest paved through route in the Alps. The Tour de France has crossed it five times.

Col de la Bonette hairpins

Over 23.1 km Turini calls 27 hairpins, 1 square corner and 213 corners graded 1 to 6, plus 2 crests and 1 dip. That is 250 calls in all, one every 92 metres on average. Grade 1 is the tightest, 6 is nearly straight (how to read pace notes).

HP27

122

260

340

438

541

612

Col de la Bonette elevation profile

From 1,229 m at the start to 2,686 m at the finish, with a highest point of about 2,700 m. Red marks are the hairpins.

2,800 m1,200 m

0 km11.6 km23.1 km

Col de la Bonette pace notes, first few km

The first 25 calls, exactly as Turini reads them, with the distance from the start.

5 mRight 1

25 mLeft 1 long

95 mLeft 1 in dip

285 mRight 6

460 mLeft 3

545 mRight 4 over crest

655 mRight 3 tightens

765 mLeft 2 opens

835 mSquare right

885 mLeft 6

1.01 kmBridge

1.05 kmRight 4 opens

1.42 kmLeft 5

1.57 kmRight 5

1.63 kmLeft 3

1.76 kmLeft 5

1.82 kmRight 5

1.89 kmBump

1.93 kmLeft 6

1.98 kmRight 6

2.04 kmLeft 3

2.15 kmDip

2.23 kmLeft 5

2.27 kmRight 1

2.33 kmBridge

That takes you to 2.33 km. 225 more calls follow over the remaining 20.7 km.

Before you drive the Col de la Bonette

Closed in winter. It usually opens in early summer and closes in autumn, depending on snow.

The top is bare and remote with few services, so fill up before you start. Parts of the road are narrow, without barriers.

How to drive the Col de la Bonette with Turini

Set the route before you leave and Turini saves its notes on the phone, so it works with the screen off and no signal. On the road it reads each call about 4.5 seconds before the corner, timed to your speed, and you never touch the phone. It also works through Android Auto. If pace notes are new to you, start in Simple mode (Easy, Medium, Hard) and switch to the 1–6 scale once it feels natural.

Always drive within the law, the conditions and what you can see. Turini tells you what the map says; the road is what counts.

More roads like the Col de la Bonette

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Col du GalibierFrance27.0 km · 225 calls · 25 hairpins

Col de l’IseranFrance29.9 km · 235 calls · 15 hairpins

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Sources: Wikipedia: Col de la Bonette, Wikipedia (fr): Col de la Bonette.

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