Crêt de Chalam – Viewpoint of Roche Fauconnière loop from Giron

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Crêt de Chalam – Viewpoint of Roche Fauconnière loop from Giron

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Crêt de Chalam – Viewpoint of Roche Fauconnière loop from Giron

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50.4km

1,700m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.4 km for 82 m

After 11.5 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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96 m

Giron

Highlight • Settlement

Nestled in pastures at an altitude of 1,000 meters, Giron is the highest (and sunniest!) village in the Ain. Welcoming, with breathtaking views, it is ideal for an overnight stop.

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3.88 km

La Roche Fauconnière

Highlight • Viewpoint

The promontory offers a sublime panorama of the Roche Fauconnière cirque. The site has been classified as a “sensitive natural area” since 1936. The 150 meter high cliff dominates the Semine valley and faces the Orvaz valley.

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11.5 km

Crêt de Chalam

Highlight • Summit

The Crêt de Chalam culminates at 1,540 m and offers a view to the east of the Valserine valley, the summit of Reculet, the Mont-Blanc massif and to the south …

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13.5 km

Grand Mannet

Ruins

34.8 km

Combes des Closettes

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

36.3 km

Col aux Merles

Highlight • Mountain Pass

37.1 km

la borne au lion

Highlight • Viewpoint

This stone not only offers superb views over the Crêt de Chalam sector, but it also marks a historic boundary. Originally it marked the border between the kingdoms of France, …

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37.2 km

La Borne au Lyon (1613) originally "Borne de la Cléa".

Highlight • Other

This boundary stone marked the border between Franche-Comté (north) and French Bugey (south). To the east, the Pays de Gex was separated by the Sardinian Corridor, in which the Spanish Way was located.

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48.1 km

Viewpoint of Roche Fauconnière

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Combe d'Orvaz or Roche Fauconnière is a cirque located in the high limestone plateaus of Haut-Bugey

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50.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.6 km

12.7 km

6.21 km

1.95 km

Surfaces

31.6 km

6.32 km

4.53 km

3.92 km

3.55 km

303 m

270 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

August 21, 2021,MTB - Jura - La borne au lion - Chezery (S2) - Lelex

The connecting route between Borne du Lion and the S2 descent is a real Camel Trophy. Lots of mud, numerous fences, no markings, a lot to push and really rarely committed.
That costs real grain!
The S2 descent, however, is very nice, steep passages alternate with flowing trail sections and the few switchbacks at the end are not a problem …

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