Cime de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée

Cime de la Bonette from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée covers 25.6km and 1,659m of climbing, reaching 2,804m at the summit. Averaging 6.5%, the road kicks to 11.5% at its steepest — a testing gradient that demands respect. 15 hairpins punctuate the ascent, offering brief respite in the corners before the gradient bites again. The summit at 2,804m sits above the treeline, where the air thins and the views extend to distant peaks. Located in Piedmont, France.