Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Saint-Jean-en-Royans

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Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Saint-Jean-en-Royans

05:00

87.2km

2,070m

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: August 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.6 km

Col de la Croix

Mountain Pass

18.8 km

Col de la Portette

Mountain Pass

30.8 km

Col de la Chau

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This “intermediate” pass is located between Vassieux en Vercors and the Col de la Bataille. Be careful, it continues to climb after the pass!

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31.4 km

View of the Vercors Plateau

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The Vercors Plateau (also known as the Vercors Massif) is one of the most spectacular natural jewels of the French Prealps, located straddling the departments of Isère and Drôme, a …

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43.2 km

Col de Rousset Pass and Tunnel

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This pass with an altitude of 1,254 meters is exceptional in more than one way! It is one of the gateways to the Vercors plateau. The Tour de France has …

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67.0 km

Carri Pass

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The climb to the Col de Carri extends over 5 kilometers at an average of 3% and the summit is at 1,215 meters.

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74.5 km

The Col de la Machine is located at the end of the remote karst of Combe Laval. The panorama is spectacular and the site gives you an overall impression of the natural environment which constitutes the Vercors massif.

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74.7 km

Col de la Machine [FR-26-1011]

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The Col de la Machine (1,011 m) is one of the most spectacular and famous access gates to the entire Vercors massif. World-renowned for being the highest point of the …

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74.8 km

Cirque of Combe Laval

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Prepare to experience one of the most spectacular and exciting road routes in Europe! The Combe Laval road, nestled in the Vercors massif, is a true engineering masterpiece of the …

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78.1 km

Stunning view of Combe Laval

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Get ready to experience one of the most spectacular and exciting road routes in Europe! The Combe Laval road, nestled in the Vercors massif, is a true masterpiece of 19th-century …

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87.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.1 km

612 m

299 m

163 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

86.9 km

299 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,430 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

19°C

4°C

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Comments

August 27, 2021,Best of Vercors: Combe Laval***

There are good Michelin road maps of France that show you the most beautiful spots: Max three * are awarded, in Vercors there are Gorges de la Bourne ***, Grands Goulets *** (unfortunately closed since 2005) and, in my opinion, also **** worth: Combe Laval ***, a 3km long stretch of road at an altitude of 900-1015m.
I built this …

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