Faux Col de Restefond
Faux Col de Restefond Height Climbing height
2639m
1399m (Jausiers)

Difficulty Beauty
3 (5) 3 (5)
How to get there From the Ubaye valley to the north one starts the climb in Jausiers (1240m). From there it is a rather regular and moderately steep pass road to the top. From the south-west you come from down at Bayasse (1783m) on the road to Col de la Cayolle by a jeep track road (R1-2) which is only partly cyclable with a racer and it is very prone to mountain slides. You could rather easily get from Col de la Moutière (2444m) and then up the Vallon de Restefond via this pass to the road that goes to Col de la Bonette (2715m).
Other comments This pass is strictly speaking NOT on the road to Col de la Bonette, but most would claim to have done it even though they do not bother to go the 50 meters on the gravel road below. One could discuss what it means to have ”done a pass” and in a sense one should use it as a means of descending down another valley and continue elsewhere. I think it is proper (in this case) to say you have been at the pass even though you only continue up to the next pass on the paved road and thus I include it in the list of paved passes, though it may be argued it should more accurately be in the gravel road pass section below. See the IGN map (at centcols.org) to make up your own mind about it. (The same argument does not hold true for the nearby Col de Restefond (2680m) (see map – not listed below as I have not been there), which requires that one cross another ridge in the mountain that you do not cross while going to Col de la Bonette.)
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