Access to the Thabor massif
Via the Vallée Etroite, Hautes-Alpes (on the Italian border)
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Vallée Etroite, Hautes-Alpes (on the Italian border)
By road
From France, reach Bardonecchia (Italy) via the Fréjus tunnel (Modane) or the col du Montgenèvre (Briançon). From Turin, reach Bardonecchia. Then follow signs for "Melezet-Vallée Etroite" ("Valle Stretta") to the head of the valley. In winter, park your car at Pian del Colle. In summer only, from the Clarée valley, head for the col de l'Echelle. At the foot of the pass, turn left to enter the Vallée Etroite.
Departure points
- BardonecchiaPiedmont
- Pian del CollePiedmont
By train
A station, then the shuttle or taxi
Railway station in Bardonecchia (TGV: Paris-Lyon-Modane-Bardonecchia-Turin), then shuttle or taxi.
For information on shuttles and taxis, click here.
Shuttles and taxis
Reaching the valley
Shuttles
- Vallée de la Clarée et Vallée Etroite(0033) (0)4 92 20 47 50
- Modane-Bardonecchia(ask the Modane Tourist Office for the timetable).(0033) (0)4 79 05 26 67
- Bardonecchia-Vallée Etroiterunning in summer (ask the Bardonecchia Tourist Office or the refuges of the Vallée Etroite for the timetable).
Taxis
- Taxi in Maurienne(0033) (0)6 15 19 13 55
- Taxi in the Vallée Etroite(enquire at the refuges of the Vallée Etroite).
Trains
- SNCFhttp://www.voyages-sncf.com/
- FS (Ferrovie dello Stato) in Italyhttp://www.trenitalia.it
Zero carbon
Coming without a car
Benefit from the convenience of the train to discover the extraordinary surroundings of Thabor and Cerces on a north-south crossing of these mountain ranges.
4 days (3 nights): A carbon-free journey from Modane to Briançon
- 1
A station
Bardonecchia
- 2
Shuttle or taxi
up to the valley
- 3
The valley
and its huts