Col du Mont Cenis from Modane

From Modane, follow the Departmental Road 1006 towards Lanslebourg / Mont-Cenis Pass. Admire on the route the spectacular fortification barrier of the Esseillon.
The main difficulty of this route is the climb of the "bario" of Termignon. Just outside the village, you will have to tackle a very steep slope of more than 15% gradient for about half a kilometre.
Once this difficulty is past, you will easily reach the village of Lanslebourg downhill, the last village crossed before the 10 km ascent of the Mont-Cenis pass.
This pass is equipped with kilometre markers: every 1000m you are informed of the remaining kilometres, the altitude, and the average gradient of the next kilometre.
At the Mont-Cenis pass, you will find a small café, and the landscape opens up onto the plateau and the Mont-Cenis lake.
You are strongly encouraged to continue your route either towards the Mont-Cenis Pyramid which offers a magnificent panorama over the lake, or towards the Petit-Mont-Cenis pass which extends the climb into a preserved and beautiful valley.