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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Yssingeaux
Lapte

Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Barrage de Lavalette

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Yssingeaux
Lapte

Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Barrage de Lavalette

Moderate

69

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Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Barrage de Lavalette

01:58

27.0km

460m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 0 m for 633 m

After 1.49 km for 879 m

After 24.0 km for 80 m

After 24.6 km for 879 m

After 26.4 km for 633 m

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23.3 km

Lavalette Dam

Highlight • Lake

The Lavalette dam is 507 meters long and 60 meters high. This hydraulic dam was built in 1949 upstream of the Lignon river and retains the waters of Lake Lavalette, known for its water sports center.

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24.0 km

Lake Lavalette

Highlight • Rest Area

This dam lake is accessible for swimming and sailing.
At the leisure base, you can also find a beach to get in the water but also some amenities such as toilets and something to fill your water bottles.

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24.0 km

Lakeside Beach

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27.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

2.96 km

781 m

148 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

8.77 km

3.11 km

104 m

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (760 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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