Col du Grand Colombier by motorcycle
Col du Grand Colombier tops out at 1,498 m (4,915 ft) in France. It is the 43rd highest of the 145 passes in France on the Motoseyir map. Below: the road surface, when it is usually closed, the passes around it and a loop you can ride over it.

At a glance
- Elevation
- 1,498 m (4,915 ft)
- Location
- France
- Road surface
- Paved
- Winter
- Usually closed to motor vehicles from October to April, going by the seasonal closure recorded for the road. Dates move with the snow every year, so check the road authority’s current notice before you go.
- Coordinates
- 45.9035, 5.7617
- Sources
- Wikipedia · OpenStreetMap
Elevation is the figure on the pass’s OpenStreetMap entry or its source page; the point is the summit on the road itself.
Ride a loop over Col du Grand Colombier
The web route planner opens with Col du Grand Colombier as the start point. Choose a direction, how long you want to ride and how twisty the roads should be, and it draws up to three round trips that come back to the pass. Send the one you like to your phone with a QR code and ride it in Motoseyir.
Passes near Col du Grand Colombier
- Col de la Biche 6 km N · 1,310 m
- Col de la Lèbe 11 km W · 914 m
- Col de la Clye 11 km NW · 1,151 m
- Col de Richemond 12 km N · 1,060 m
- Col du Sapenay 12 km SE · 897 m
- Col de la Rochette 13 km NW · 1,112 m
Col du Grand Colombier in the Motoseyir app
Col du Grand Colombier is on Motoseyir’s pass map with its altitude and exact location, along with 1,600+ passes in 36 countries. Add it to your tour and go.
If your route crosses a pass that may be closed this month, the app tells you before you set off, and Generate a tour skips closed passes. Passes you ride over are ticked off from your ride log automatically.
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Pass data: Motoseyir’s pass list, compiled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the source page linked above.