Col de la Colette | 1041 METER | Escragnolles Les Amphons

The Col de la Colette lies on the D6085, the legendary Route Napoléon, and is omitted or overlooked in most descriptions. Whilst it is not a spectacular Alpine pass – more of a hump on a straight stretch of road – it is officially signposted as a pass. Furthermore, as most of the Alpine passes on the Route Napoléon lie in the south-western foothills of the Alps, they tend to be relatively gentle.
The Col de la Colette is therefore unjustly overlooked or omitted.
Consequently, the Route Napoléon consists not of seven, but of eight Alpine passes.