Traverses de la Pince
19 May, 2007

John looks over the edge at the spot marked by the circle in the previous shotThis little circuit can be done in about an hour so is ideal for an evening blast or it can be linked up with a couple of other rides like the Circuit de Barbein. It has a fairly easy steady climb on 4×4 through a little hamlet and up onto the sides of the Durance valley before dropping down some fantastic singletrack back to the valley floor.

On the climb on the way up you can see the big cliff that the track passes over on the way back down. We got a picture of that and a picture of John looking over the top of the cliff but that was all. Have to come back to get more photos of the descent proper as it is awesome.

Ollie helping john with a bit of pre ride maintenance The descent traverses right along the top of this cliff

Here is a map of the ride

download it to view in Google Earth

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