Vauvillard Pond – Château de Montcenis loop from Montcenis
Vauvillard Pond – Château de Montcenis loop from Montcenis
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Vauvillard Pond – Château de Montcenis loop from Montcenis
02:13
42.1km
780m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. 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 15, 2026
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Start point
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3.00 km
Côte de la Gourloye – Tour de France 2021 Stage 7
Highlight • Climb
11.5 km
Vauvillard Pond
Highlight • Lake
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12.1 km
War Memorial of the 1914-1918 War
Highlight • Monument
13.2 km
Signal d'Uchon TDF 2021 stage 7
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13.7 km
Oratoire de la Belle-Croix
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Suffering heavy destruction during the Hundred Years' War, the village began a long decline, accentuated by the fragmentation of the barony of Uchon and the dismantling of the castle in the 16th century. However, at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, the site of Uchon experienced significant growth linked to the pilgrimage centered around the relics of Saint Sebastian, invoked to protect against the plague that was raging at the time. Faced with the influx of pilgrims from Autun, the church proved too small to accommodate crowds of up to 5,000 people. It was decided to build an oratory outside the church, housing an altar, to bring the faithful together for celebrations.
The pilgrimage continued until the 18th century before disappearing at the turn of the French Revolution. The altar was then replaced by a Calvary, surmounted by a Virgin Mary, in the first half of the 20th century. Since December 9, 1929, the Oratory of Belle-Croix has been listed as a historic monument.
The oratory, built on a granite mound like the nave of the neighboring church, is oriented (facing east). Raised in a cantilever on corbels, this monument surprises with its singular silhouette which is not without evoking the unstable balance of the "Pierre-qui-croule" not far from there. In addition, the spire of the oratory, surmounted by a metal cross, gives a beautiful dynamic to the whole. Square in plan, the oratory receives an octagonal base cap resting on squinches. The masonry is made of cut granite blocks, perhaps from the castle which was dismantled at the same time. The masonry details (moldings, chamfers, niches, squinches) demonstrate the care taken in the implementation. Inside, a finely sculpted sandstone Calvary, surmounted by a Virgin and Child, contrasts with the rusticity of the granite. The interior masonry of the oratory does not display any particular decoration apart from a stone running through it, on the west facade, forming a sculpted capital on the interior side and a cross in bas-relief on the exterior, probably a reused stone.
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28.2 km
Le Peloton
Forest
39.7 km
Château de Montcenis
Highlight • Castle
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42.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
41.7 km
406 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
41.3 km
756 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (640 m)
Lowest point (290 m)
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