France Bleu Azur is testing summer hikes in the Alpes Maritimes: Pointe de Colombart

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Direction Colombart Point

Located at the top of the Tinée valley, this balcony route leads from the Col de la Moutière to the Pointe de Colombart.

By an old military road, it offers an easy path on the bare slopes from the top of the Bonette.

The interest of this walk lies in a very low drop, since you will reach the Col de la Moutière by car by a small asphalt road crossing the Mercantour National Park.

From the Moutière and Colombart passes, you will also be able to enjoy a very wide panorama over the entire upper Tinée, a panorama whose quality will be further improved by climbing a brief more alpine round trip to the Pointe de Colombart (2,641 m) which dominates the pass (South).

The pastoral activity very present in this sector requires strict respect for the tranquility of the herds which transhume there from July to October.

Daniel’s pictures

A mark of the former border between the Kingdom of France and the Duchy of Savoy
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
From the Col de la Moutière
From the Col de la Moutière
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
Our journey on the mountainside
Our journey on the mountainside
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
Col de la Moutière and Grande Séolane in the background
Col de la Moutière and Grande Séolane in the background
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
Sestriere road and Braisse valley
Sestriere road and Braisse valley
– Daniel Blanc – Alpes Maritimes Department
In the background the needles of Tortisse
In the background the needles of Tortisse
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
In the middle the Salse Morene
In the middle the Salse Morene
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes

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Practical information for this hike is on the site Randoxygene and you can download the free Randoxygen guides HERE


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