Cogne / Lillaz from Aymavilles

Nice climb, not difficult and offering magnificent views

Val di Cogne, one of the side valleys of the wide Aosta Valley with 3 possible cycling end goals at the end, climbed September 2023.
Long climb starts in Aymavilles where you climb directly out of the town via several hairpin bends firmly (5km - gem.7 ％) followed by slightly winding climbing through the forest lined by rock massifs. A short downhill through a gorge to cross the river followed by a second short portion of climbing (8％). Afterwards the valley opens up again and you cycle on a wide road slightly uphill with slight curves and a dozen tunnels and galleries along the river to the namesake of the valley : Cogne.
For Lillaz as your finishing point, you cycle right through touristy Cogne to then climb false flat on fairly straight and wide road along the mountain river. There is even a wide cycle path before the finishing point.
As the picturesque mountain village is traffic-free, it stops just before the access bridge over the river with a view of the snow-capped peaks of the National Park. There is parking,a water source and plenty of catering facilities.
Was also arrival point of Giro stage in 2022.

One of three possible endpoints of a long (sometimes busy) route through the beautiful mountain landscape of Val di Cogne.

An ascent that is well worth it for the environment in which it takes place, a typical route in the Valle d'Aosta area, with the steepest section at the start to enter the valley and then gradually becoming pedalable. Wonderful views.

A climb in the line of beautiful mountain stages from the Aosta valley. Like most of the others, Cogne-Lillaz is a long runner, interspersed with steep sections. Cogne-Lillaz is neither the toughest nor the prettiest of the bunch (the road is quite crowded in summer with tourist traffic), but the beautiful views remain, and at the end of the paved road a view of the magnificent Grand Paradiso. The road is wide and well maintained, so that descending at high speed is possible, for those who want that.