Savière Canal – Old bridge of Seyssel loop from Clermont

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Clermont

Savière Canal – Old bridge of Seyssel loop from Clermont

Hard

4.7

(18)

135

riders

Savière Canal – Old bridge of Seyssel loop from Clermont

07:05

109km

1,360m

Cycling

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

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 72.6 km for 33 m

After 72.8 km for 33 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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69.3 km

View of the Rhône emerging from the Jura

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72.7 km

Chanaz – Savoy's Little Venice

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Chanaz is a historic and atypical village on the banks of the Rhône where many craftsmen have created their workshops and shops, making the place very lively.

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72.8 km

Savière Canal

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The canal winds from Portout to Chanaz for almost four kilometers. This peaceful and pleasant setting attracts many boaters who enjoy the gentleness of its banks.

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74.0 km

Lavours Dam

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The Lavours dam, located next to the town of the same name, crosses the Rhône. You can walk around the dam and the islands between which it extends.

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94.0 km

The ViaRhôna

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Nice section on the VR17.

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96.2 km

View of Seyssel

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A nice little place to stop over.

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96.5 km

Old bridge of Seyssel

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Also called "bridge of the Black Virgin", the Old Bridge of Seyssel is a superb suspension bridge which dates from 1840.

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97.1 km

Seyssel

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The village of Seyssel has the particularity of being on both banks of the Rhône. The Rhône separating at this precise place the department of Ain with that of Haute …

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109 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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