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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Pélussin

Chaubouret Cross – Col de l'Œillon (1233 m) loop from Pélussin

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Pélussin

Chaubouret Cross – Col de l'Œillon (1233 m) loop from Pélussin

Hard

4.5

(2)

44

riders

Chaubouret Cross – Col de l'Œillon (1233 m) loop from Pélussin

03:44

65.5km

1,480m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Pilat

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

8.11 km

Véranne Church

Highlight • Religious Site

2

17.4 km

View of the Monts du Pilat

Highlight • Viewpoint

3

23.2 km

Col du Banchet

Highlight • Mountain Pass

a small pass to go from the Rhône to the Haute Loire

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37.4 km

Citerne d'eau incendie enterrée

Lake

5

41.6 km

Chaubouret Cross

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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53.4 km

Col du Gratteau

Mountain Pass

7

54.0 km

Col de l'Œillon (1233 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Col classified out of category from the banks of the Rhône, not so common outside the Alps!
Possible extension to Crêt de l'Oeillon about 15min.
Superb 360 panorama!

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58.3 km

Road to Col de l'Oeillon

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The tarmac of the last four km between the Croix du Collet and the Col de l'Oeillon has been partially redone, especially in the direction of the climb (observation in October 2024).

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61.4 km

Route to Col de l'Oeillon

Highlight • Climb

The road here is in good condition, unlike the 2-3 km segment following the Croix du Collet, with very irregular tarmac.

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63.2 km

To Col de l'Oeillon

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Still around 10 km at 7% average.

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65.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

63.6 km

1.37 km

247 m

215 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

63.9 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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Thursday 6 August

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Comments

September 4, 2022,Montée au Bessat
Le Bessat is a town in the Loire, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 18 km south-east of Saint-Étienne. The municipal territory is in the middle mountains, ranging from 700 m to 1308 m above sea level, within the Pilat massif, on the foothills of the Massif Central. The town itself is the "highest" village in the department, at an altitude of …

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