Ligurian Border-Ridge Road

This special tour leads over the imposing mountain ridges of the Alps, along the border between Italy and France. 

From the D 6204 near Tende it is 64 km to Colle della Sella in Italy. The starting point is in France on the D 6204. At the beginning, the tarmac road leads past lightly wooded hills, through numerous hairpin bends it goes steadily uphill. The next section leads over a gravel road in serpentines to the Passo della Tenda with a bunker complex and a beautiful panoramic view. In the further course it is worth taking a break at two old forts worth seeing. You are surrounded by impressive scenery. The gravel road continues at an altitude of 2000 m with a fantastic view of the endless mountain peaks. The path along the slope becomes narrower in parts and the gravel becomes coarser. This is followed by a lightly wooded area. It goes over many hairpin bends to the Passo del Tanarello with impressive views, then downhill towards the Colle della Sella hiking area, where this tour ends. From here, we recommend a walk through the alpine vegetation to Lake Tenarda with its large dam wall.