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Col du Joly

Scenic stop · France

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Scenic stop · France. Updated October 2026.

About this place

The road climbs only from the south; on the north side a four-wheel-drive track serves the Les Contamines ski lifts and is not a through route. The top is a wide grassy alp between the Beaufortain and the Val Montjoie, looking north to the Mont Blanc massif.

Where it is

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6 km from Les Contamines-Montjoie

1,985 m above sea level

Around here

  1. 13kmStand 74Workshop and moto shopN
  2. 6kmLes Contamines-MontjoieNearest town

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