Stage 3: Jausiers → Menton

🏍️ Stage 3: Jausiers → Menton

• Total Distance: approx. 240 km

• Driving Time: approx. 6–7 hours
  Driving time with few breaks from 09:00 - 17:30 in cozy 30-32 degrees.
  

🏔️ Passes Traversed

• Col de la Bonette (2,715 m)

• Cime de la Bonette (2,802 m) – highest paved point in Europe

• Col de la Couillole (1,678 m)

• Col de Vars
  

• Col Saint-Martin (1,500 m)

• Col de Turini (1,607 m)

• Col de Castillon (706 m)
  
  The Bonette early in the morning at a cool 24 degrees :-), great curves and a snow plow clearing the debris from the road and
  with a fantastic view was simply excellent. The detour to Col de Vars through a long, deep gorge was challenging and required full
  concentration since the road is very narrow and often winds around rocks or goes from curves into tunnels, and you never see if there
  is another vehicle coming. Naturally, there were >>>> trucks, motorhomes, hidden Porsche racers right in the middle of the road, and of course
  as always on this tour, cyclists.

🛣️ Road Conditions

• Challenging, winding routes with varying surfaces

• Sections with tight bends and steep ascents

• Good visibility; however, increased caution is needed for oncoming traffic

🌄 Scenic Highlights

• 360° panorama from the Cime de la Bonette

• Ride through the Mercantour National Park

• Scenic routes with views of the Mediterranean

⛽ Recommended Stops

• Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée: ideal for a coffee break

• Peira-Cava: picturesque place for a lunch break

• Viewpoint before the Col de Castillon: view of Mentonen

🏨 Accommodation

• Hotel Ibis Budget, Menton
  Functional hotel with secure parking in the underground garage and close to the old town.
  Across the street is the marina, and along the shore are several restaurants. In the evening at 20:00 we also had dinner in one of them.