A challenging old military road to Cima Marta

Cima Marta is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.138m (7,014ft) above sea level, located in the French Ligurian Alps, near the Italian border.

Cima Marta

The road to the summit, also known as Cime de Marta, is entirely unpaved, steep, narrow and impassable in winters. It’s an old military road. At the summit there’s a military fortress called Balconi di Marta. The road was recently closed to motor vehicles.