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Chapeauroux – Pradelles loop from Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Le Puy-en-Velay

Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas

Chapeauroux – Pradelles loop from Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas

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Chapeauroux – Pradelles loop from Le Bouchet-Saint-Nicolas

07:07

98.7km

1,830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 16, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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31.3 km

View of the Allier River Valley

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Near Alleyras, the road overlooks the Allier to offer a superb view of the river and its valley.

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33.6 km

Le Pont d'Alleyras

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Pont-d'Alleyras, also called Alleyras, is located in the steep gorges of Haut-Allier to the east of the Devès plateau and to the west of Margeride. In this very small village, …

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43.2 km

Superb road, very few cars, between forests and fields

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53.0 km

The New World

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Is it because you change department and enter a new world that this town took this strange name? Is it because there were once mines here which offered new perspectives …

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53.4 km

Chapeauroux

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Superb viaduct over the Allier which connects Chapeauroux to the New World.

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54.0 km

Massif Central Cycle Route - Along the Allier

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This winding road runs alongside Europe's last wild river: the Allier. On the Massif Central cycle route, it provides access to the New World site.

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76.1 km

Pradelles, historic village, stopover on the Stevenson trail

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76.5 km

Pradelles

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This medieval village offers a magnificent view of the Naussac reservoir. The percentages are steep in the village but the rest area is worth the detour.

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98.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.5 km

9.49 km

2.79 km

Surfaces

84.7 km

6.00 km

4.72 km

3.38 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

16°C

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View of the Allier River Valley

Le Pont d'Alleyras

Superb road, very few cars, between forests and fields

The New World

Chapeauroux

Massif Central Cycle Route - Along the Allier

Pradelles, historic village, stopover on the Stevenson trail

Pradelles

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