Route n°3: stage 1 Nice - La Colmiane

From the starting point take the bike path east towards the Port
Arrived at the Port of Nice, on the Place de l’Île de Beauté, continue straight towards the A8-Monaco-Menton via François Guisol Street
Continue on François Guisol Street towards the A8-Grande Corniche
At the intersection with Boulevard Delfino, turn right towards the A8-Grande Corniche
At the intersection with Boulevard de Riquier, turn left towards the A8-Monaco-Menton via the Grande Corniche
Continue straight on Boulevard de Riquier, pass under the railway bridge and continue on Boulevard de l’Armée des Alpes
At the end of Boulevard de l’Armée des Alpes, at the crossroad is the beginning of the Grande Corniche and the foot of the Col d’Eze, direction Monaco-Menton-Gd Corniche- the Observatory
Continue on the Grande Corniche (RM 2564)
Continue the Col d’Eze and its hamlet
Continue on the Grande Corniche (RM 2564) towards La Turbie
Pass the sign indicating the entrance to La Turbie and at the first roundabout, take the 2nd exit on the left towards La Trinité – Laghet
At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit on the right towards Nice-Laghet-La Trinité via RM 2204A
Cross Laghet
At the entrance to La Trinité, at the roundabout facing Auchan, take the 2nd exit towards Drap-Contes- Crèche Li Calinou via Chemin de l’Olivaie
Pass in front of the cemetery entrance and at the 1st intersection, turn right onto Boulevard Général de Gaulle
At the next roundabout, go straight taking the 1st exit towards Drap-Sospel via RD 2204
Continue on the RD 2204 and cross Drap, La Pointe still in the direction of Contes
At the large roundabout of La Pointe de Contes, take the 2nd exit towards Contes via RD 15
At the entrance to the village of Contes, turn left and cross the bridge towards Châteauneuf-Villeveille via RD 815
Here begins the ascent of the Col de Châteauneuf de Contes
Pass the village of Châteauneuf-Villevieille continuing on RD 815
Pass the Col de Châteauneuf de Contes and continue on RD 815
Here starts the descent towards Tourrette-Levens
At the exit of the hamlet Le Colombier, announcing the end of the descent, take at the roundabout the 1st exit on the right towards Levens via RM 19
Follow RM 19 and enter Levens
Arrived below the village of Levens, continue by turning right on RM 19 towards Duranus
Cross Duranus
At the intersection of RM 19 and RM 2565 (Vésubie road) take the direction of Roquebillière keeping right (RM 2565)
Stay on RM 2565 and cross Saint-Jean-la-Rivière, Lantosque, Roquebillière-le-Vieux-Village
At the exit of Saint-Martin-Vésubie, a village heavily affected by storm Alex, begins the ascent of Col Saint-Martin
The summit of Col Saint-Martin is located in the heart of the La Colmiane resort, the end point of this first stage

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Consider carpooling

Parking near the starting point

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