While staying at Hotel du Nord, you will be able to take on 10 famous passes accessible when starting from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, the global capital for mountain cyclists: Col du Chaussy (1533 m), Col du Télégraphe (1566 m), Col du Mollard (1638 m), Col du Glandon (1924 m), Col de la Madeleine (2000 m), Col de la Croix de Fer (2067 m), Col du Mont Cenis (2090 m), Col du Galibier (2642 m) and Col de l’Iseran (2760 m).

And there’s also plenty for walkers with more than 2,000 kilometres of paths that criss-cross the Maurienne Valley. Themed paths, hiking trails and other circuits will allow you to discover magical landscapes one after the other, rare fauna and flora and an exceptional heritage. At just a few kilometres from Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, the Parc National de la Vanoise offers you all the splendours of pristine natural surroundings. In the heart of this superb park, you can also enjoy mountain biking, riding, climbing, canyoning, fishing or simply swimming in the many stretches of water and lakes.

In the winter, the main ski resorts in the Maurienne Valley are no more than a few kilometres of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne: the Domaine des Sybelles that includes 6 resorts (La Toussuire, Le Corbier, Saint Solin d’Arves, Saint Jean d’Arves, Les Bottières, Saint Colomban des Villards), Orelle that provides direct access to Val Thorens and the skiable areas of the 3 Vallées, Les Albiez, Les Karellis…
The Maurienne Valley is also a destination for cross country skiing with more than 600 kilometres of trails and magnificent scenery for snowshoe hiking.