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Chapeauroux – Besset Gate loop from Fontanes

Hard

4.4

(5)

29

riders

Chapeauroux – Besset Gate loop from Fontanes

04:21

63.2km

1,090m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.9 km for 107 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

32 m

Jonchères Castle

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2

15.7 km

The New World

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Is it because you change department and enter a new world that this town took this strange name? Is it because there were once mines here which offered new perspectives …

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3

16.1 km

Chapeauroux

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Superb viaduct over the Allier which connects Chapeauroux to the New World.

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4

16.6 km

Massif Central Cycle Route - Along the Allier

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This winding road runs alongside Europe's last wild river: the Allier. On the Massif Central cycle route, it provides access to the New World site.

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39.0 km

Besset Gate

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The Besset portal is the southern gate of the city of Pradelles, the rue Basse which descends from it joins the Entressac to reform the "Chemin de Saint-Gilles" which takes …

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39.3 km

Pradelles

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This medieval village offers a magnificent view of the Naussac reservoir. The percentages are steep in the village but the rest area is worth the detour.

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8

44.7 km

Langogne

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B

63.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.7 km

2.37 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.2 km

14.9 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,150 m)

Lowest point (730 m)

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Monday 12 October

17°C

5°C

18 %

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