Col du Petit St. Bernard/Colle del Piccolo S. Bernardo
	Height	Climbing height
	2188m	1375m (Bourg-St. Maurice); 1297m (Séez) 741m (La Thuile); 1265m (Morgex)
	Difficulty	Beauty
	3 (5)	3 (5)
How to get there	There is a nicely hairpinned road from the west to this classic pass starting at Bourg-St. Maurice (813m) or from Séez (891m) if coming down from Col de l’Iseran (2764m). One goes in the direction of Col de l’Iseran but turns left at Séez. From Italy in the east the pass road starts just above Morgex (923m) and is about as difficult as the french side. One could in Morgex village take a short-cut up via Colle San Carlo (1971m), which happens to be one of the most consistently steep pass roads in the Alps (around 10-11% on average), and continue up from La Thuile (1447m) to the pass.
Other comments	It is very nice higher up on this pass on both sides. The pass itself is a very popular place for tourists and locals alike and one of the oldest used high passes in the Alps, I believe. It was regularly used already in the 1800th century at least and that is probably why the gradients of the climbs are never very high. There are Napoléon monument at the top and other historical buildings. There are many paths leading from the top to the mountains around. There should be water at La Rosière on the west side and at La Thuile on the east. There is a good old-fashioned hotel at Morgex by the main road. [73-2188]