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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Montbrison

Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

Montarcher – Montarcher church loop from Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Montbrison

Saint-Bonnet-Le-Château

Montarcher – Montarcher church loop from Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Hard

5.0

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Montarcher – Montarcher church loop from Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

03:38

40.7km

750m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.5 km for 148 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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346 m

Upper Forecourt of the Church (Water Point & Toilets)

Highlight • Rest Area

352 m

View of the Surroundings near Saint-Étienne

Highlight • Viewpoint

13.1 km

On the pilgrimage route you reach Montarcher, a small, pleasant village in the arrondissement of Montbrison, located high up but with fewer than 100 inhabitants. The partly Romanesque, partly Gothic …

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13.2 km

Montarcher church

Highlight • Historical Site

The church consists of a Romanesque choir and a nave built in the 12th century, flanked by two 15th century chapels. The beam of glory, which separates the choir from …

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15.8 km

Col de la Croix de Joanziecq

Mountain Pass

18.3 km

Ferréol

Highlight • Other

Ferréol is a small hamlet whose old volcanic stones bear witness to the rich geological history of the region. On its central square, a fountain allows you to fill your bottle with fresh water.

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40.5 km

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Highlight • Castle

Stroll the cobbled streets of the historic district and discover its bourgeois houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, then climb up to the Collegiate Church to admire an exceptional …

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40.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.4 km

14.1 km

2.59 km

1.66 km

1.14 km

855 m

Surfaces

22.7 km

9.85 km

6.33 km

1.06 km

881 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,230 m)

Lowest point (820 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

36°C

17°C

0 %

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Montarcher – Montarcher church loop from Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Upper Forecourt of the Church (Water Point & Toilets)

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Tour of Saint-Bonnet

View of the Surroundings near Saint-Étienne

Montarcher

Montarcher church

Ferréol

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

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