The route
Becca d’Aver Bike Trail traverses high mountain scenery in three municipalities departing from Saint-Barthélemy in Nus, to Verrayes and ending up within full view of the Matterhorn, overlooking Torgnon’s Chavacourt valley.
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The route covers about 32 km and follows footpaths, dirt roads and forest tracks that link to local roads.
Here and there it plunges into conifer woods, through Alpine meadows, narrow valleys and the broad central valley floor, encountering villages, Alpine homesteads, old watermills, unspoilt nature and a bygone atmosphere that lives on alongside contemporary mountain practices.
Signage
The route is marked by coloured-coded signposts, plaques and marker stones according to level of difficulty starting from green [easy], blue [intermediate], and red [difficult, for expert cyclists] and black [very challenging].
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It’s essential that each individual cyclist assess their skills and ability to tackle the route, taking into account difficulty, elevation gain, length, terrain and type of bike used.
Services
Along the route there are places to find refreshment and also shops. E-bike charging points are located on the main stages [you need your own cable].
Cyclists departing and arriving at Lignan can purchase local products from the vending machine installed there.
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Single emergency number: 112
The bike trail of Becca d’Aver in numbers
Route length in km
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Altimetry of the Becca d’Aver cycle path
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Easy trail
Intermediate trail
Difficult trail
Very difficult trail
Charging
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Locally sourced products
Altimetry of the Becca d’Aver cycle path
Legend
Charging
Information
Locally sourced products
Easy trail
Intermediate trail
Difficult trail
Very difficult trail
Download the GPX
To proceed along the Becca d’Aver route without hesitation, download the gpx track of the cycle route now.
