Mont Chaberton

Mont Chaberton in winter - view from the Italian Susa Valley

The Mont Chaberton is a 3136 m high peak in the Cozie Alps on the border between France and Italy in the Hautes -Alpes. At the top of the ruins of a former Italian forts are still standing, whose eight brick turrets look from the Susa Valley like a crown. By the end of the Second World War, the mountain peaks belong to the Fort to Italy, but was ceded in the Treaty of Paris in 1947 to France.

From the Italian Susa Valley from the Mont Chaberton about the increasingly decaying military road to the fort is reached, which originates in Fenils ( 1276 m) and has a length of 14 km 72 hairpin bends. In the upper part, especially just before the Colle del Chaberton ( 2671 m) it still is, at best, a narrow footpath.

A famous place of the military runway, the Split Rock ( Roccia tagliata ) is in 2370 meters above sea level, where the road is blasted by a wild rock. Here narrowed by erosion, the width of the path at a dizzy height on the part of only about one meter and the highway rest was poorly patched together with steel rods and boards.

Until about 2003, the Chaberton was the highest point can be approached by motor vehicle of the Alps ( gravel road ) and off-road riders enjoyed a legendary reputation. Since the track is no longer entertain for years, the state has seriously deteriorated. Due to landslides at 1,960 meters above sea level getting ahead is also possible with light off-road motorcycles only with the greatest effort. Driving motor vehicles is now banned. At the foot of the summit can be reached easily.

In 2006, the bottom piece of the rising of Italy former military road was again repaired, including the above-mentioned Hangabrutsches at 1,960 meters.

Shorter path to reach the summit from the Italian Claviere (1760 meters ). Shortly before the border to Italy, a path leads to Colle del Chaberton from which executes the former military road in several hairpin bends to the summit.