The 21 hairpins, the Croix de Fer, Les Deux Alpes: the Oisans is packed with legendary Tour climbs. Pick your starting point – we've found you somewhere to stay.
Every hotel in this guide, grouped by area. Climbs and details are further down.
| Hotel | Area | Best for cyclists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hôtel Oberland3-star hotel | At the foot: Bourg-d'Oisans | Bike hire on site | Check availability |
| PopAlp3-star hotel · Accueil Cyclo | At the top: Alpe d'Huez | Accueil Cyclo Oisans label | Check availability |
| Auberge La Douce Montagne2-star hotel · Accueil Cyclo | Allemond side | Accueil Cyclo label | Check availability |
| Château de la Muzelle2-star hotel · Accueil Cyclo | Vénosc & Les Deux Alpes side | Accueil Cyclo label | Check availability |
| Hôtel Au Bon Accueil3-star hotel | Vénosc & Les Deux Alpes side | Breakfast included, restaurant | Check availability |
| Hôtel Valentin2-star hotel · Accueil Cyclo | Vénosc & Les Deux Alpes side | Accueil Cyclo Oisans label | Check availability |
| Panoramic Village3-star residence · Accueil Cyclo | Further up: La Grave | Accueil Cyclo label | Check availability |
Alpe d'Huez is the star, but it's not the only one. Around Bourg-d'Oisans, three climbs share the valley – enough to fill a whole stay.
The first kilometres are the steepest. Each hairpin bears the name of a Tour winner, and you count them down all the way to the resort at 1,840 m.
Long and irregular, with a few flatter sections. Summit at 2,064 m: a proper day in the mountains.
The ideal climb to warm up your legs before the Alpe, or for a shorter day.
Data: cols-cyclisme.com (Alpe d'Huez, Croix de Fer) and Oz-en-Oisans tourist office (Les Deux Alpes, average gradient calculated).
Our selection of hotels in the Oisans, most of them with the Accueil Cyclo label. Prices and availability are shown live on Booking.com.
The cycling season in the Oisans runs through summer and early autumn, when the high passes are open. Set off early in the morning: traffic is lighter and the heat less intense on the exposed hairpins.
On certain Tuesdays in summer, some Oisans climbs (including Alpe d'Huez, the Croix de Fer and Les Deux Alpes) are closed to cars for the morning and reserved for cyclists. Free, no registration needed. The schedule changes every year: check it with the Oisans tourist offices.
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21 numbered hairpins, from Bourg-d'Oisans up to the resort, over 14.6 km and 1,112 m of elevation gain.
In Bourg-d'Oisans, at the foot of the 21 hairpins, to start the climb straight from bed in the morning. Or at the Alpe d'Huez resort itself, to sleep at the finish.
Of the three featured here, Les Deux Alpes is the shortest: 9 km and 610 m of elevation gain from the Chambon dam.
No: high passes such as the Croix de Fer close in winter. Check that the roads are open before booking.
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