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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Fontanès

Col de la Gachet – Chaubouret Cross loop from Fontanès

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Fontanès

Col de la Gachet – Chaubouret Cross loop from Fontanès

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28

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Col de la Gachet – Chaubouret Cross loop from Fontanès

03:54

68.8km

1,520m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.0 km for 64 m

Waypoints

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5.98 km

Col de la Gachet

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The Col de la Gachet from Lorette is 11.04 km long with a total drop of 463 m. The average gradient is 4.19% with maximum gradients of 7.6%.

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7.80 km

Côte de la Croix Blanche

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The Côte de la Croix Blanche from Valfleury is 1.7 km long with a total drop of 85 m. The average slope is 5% with maximum slopes of 6.2%.

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3

18.7 km

Cycle Path and Water Fountain

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There is a fountain south of the cycle path, near one of the children's squares.

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4

19.3 km

Vertical Slide, Parc Novacierie

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A lethal-looking slide in Novacierie Park in Saint Chamond.

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5

22.9 km

Soulages Dam

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The Soulages dam is unlike other dams in the region with its impressive arched construction.

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6

24.5 km

Rive dam spillway

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The Rive dam discharges its waters into the Gier reservoir which itself relies on the Soulages dam further south. The view from the dam allows you to see the downstream dam and the Gier water reservoir.

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7

34.6 km

Chaubouret Cross

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Magnificent panoramas of the Alps, the Rhône valley, Pilat and the Monts du Vivarais, almost a 360°!

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46.0 km

Rochetaillée Castle

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The Château de Rochetaillée-sur-Saône sits on a hill high above the city and the river. The castle was built in the 12th century, became state property after the French Revolution …

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54.8 km

Crêt Beauplomb

Peak

65.4 km

Col du Pilon

Mountain Pass

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68.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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63.7 km

3.45 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.1 km

4.63 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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