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Mountain biking trails

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Bellegarde-Sur-Valserine

Plateau de Retord – Terments Cross loop from Bellegarde

Mountain biking trails

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

Bellegarde-Sur-Valserine

Plateau de Retord – Terments Cross loop from Bellegarde

Hard

5.0

(1)

7

riders

Plateau de Retord – Terments Cross loop from Bellegarde

04:50

52.4km

1,260m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 15.9 km for 162 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

444 m

La Valserine River

Highlight • River

Walk along the Valserine

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2

16.8 km

Refuge de la Conay

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Extraordinary panorama, ideal place for a break on the GTJ route, a picnic or even a stopover in a gîte (booking: refugelaconay.clubalpinbourgenbresse.fr/reservation/)

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3

21.7 km

Plateau de Retord

Highlight • Natural

The Retord plateau is a fantastic place for hiking or cycling. This was one of my highlights of the entire GTJ. A mix between wide open spaces and wooded areas! …

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4

25.8 km

Panorama of Crêt du Nu

Highlight • Viewpoint

Open panorama of the Alps facing Mont Blanc. View of the Grand Colombier, legendary pass of the Ain, the Belledonne massif and the Chartreuse to the south.
This panorama is …

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5

28.5 km

Terments Cross

Highlight • Other

Small pass at the crossroads of the Crêt du Nu, summit of the Plateau de Retord, the Mont Blanc de Beauregard panorama, the hamlet of Bergonnes and the resort of Plans d'Hotonnes.

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34.8 km

Col de Richemond

Mountain Pass

7

40.9 km

View of the field

Highlight • Viewpoint

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B

52.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.2 km

17.0 km

6.90 km

2.87 km

1.25 km

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

17.9 km

8.49 km

4.58 km

3.25 km

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,340 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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