Piste de Clausis is pure adventure in the Hautes-Alpes

Piste de Clausis is a high mountain gravel road located in the Hautes-Alpes department of France. The road is 6.2km long.

Piste de Clausis

Where is Piste de Clausis?

The track, also known as Route de Clausis, is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the southeastern part of the country, within the Queyras Regional Natural Park.

Is Piste de Clausis unpaved?

The road is totally unpaved, and comprises many turns, steep sections and narrow parts.

Where does Piste de Clausis start and end?

The road is 6.2km long, running west-east from Saint-Véran to Chapelle de Clausis, a high mountain chapel at an elevation of 2.388m (7,834 ft) above sea level.

How long and steep is Piste de Clausis?

Starting from Saint-Véran, the road to the chapel is 5.9 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 370 m and the average gradient is 6.27%.
Pic: Tristan Leterrier

 



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