Auron Demandols

Drive out of Nice by RD202 (1), to North along the Var river, called Route de Grenoble, and heading to Digne. Go through St Martin du Var, Plan du Var, and continue on 202 heading to Isola, Auron and Digne. After several kilometers, you will joint RD2205 on the right, just before Pont de la Mescla (2), and continue in the Tinee valley to Isola and Auron. Cross Pont de Clans, St Sauveur sur Tinée, Isola village (3) and continue heading Auron. After the bridge over the Tinee river, you will join the circle cross road of Drogon (4). Turn around and go in direction of Auron that you will encounter some kilometers farther (5).

Once you entered Auron(1), continue through the town, cross the principal place (2), notice the telepherique cabin on your left but continue straight on. After a shrunked way, continue the street with shops. At the end of this street (3), turn right on the circle cross and take two times on the left (4 and 5). Start of the track is at Borne 6.

Take the track at WPT1, cross WPT2. At WPT4, take right down to the telepherique at WPT3. After the pause, go back up to WPT4 and take right. Cross WPT5, drive under télésiege de la Bercha WPT6, and have fun at start of télésiège du Chalvet at WPT7. Go down to the bridge of the Vacheries de Demandols at WPT8 and drive downt the long track to St Etienne de Tinée at WPT9.

After enduring 100 kilometers of clean and asphalted roads, you reach the fabulous track with stones, dust, ground and mud, amm treasures that are offered to your tires for a marvelous mountain trip. Yes, just after the panel you see on the pic, starts heaven. Put a pillow under your buttock and drive on.

Hello, you are in the full nature. Dont play as Robinson Crusoe and dont collect the little branches (or even the big ones) for your fire place. You are only a welcome guest. Smell the strange arome of the fresh cut truncks. Let the dog go to the toilets, spread sunbath cream on your nose and take some sun rays.

Go down to the téléphérique by the track on your right. You will come back here later to continue. For now, just have fun in the down track, a little scrambling but not really difficult if you set the 4WD mode. If you have no 4WD, look first if the ground is dry or... walk down with your feet (feet are normaly big hands that you have inside your shoes !).

In winter you could see hundred of skiers. In summer, you encounter rides and walkers and some 4WD. The track you drive on is not really a highway but you earned a massage of your back and a running in of your shock absorbers.

Even if the ground looks good for it, dont play Rallye Raid. Around are dogs, cats, children and people who eat. Yes, here is a restaurant. Take there a dring, a coffee or a real meal. You will digest later by playing football, mud-tennis or rugby.

No you dont turn round and round. Yes you crossed this place one hour ago. Coming up from Pinatelle, take on your right and continue the adventure. Better to not translate what is written on the board. Just remember to smile and make no noise and no smoke with your car and nobody will disturb your trip. People (if you see any one) are nice in this area. Would be so sad to not enjoy the next hours.

If you did not loose your way, on the single way, if the earth continues to turn in the right direction, you would have driven down the track on the left of the picture, turned the curve and continued on the track face to you. But you prefered perhaps to stop your car and take this pic you will show later to your friends. Those friends who prefered stay on the sofa at home and watch the football match. Poor of them...

To the left you could access to the difficult track up to Bercha. To continue the track to Demandols, go on the right.

Dont take left and continue down.