Medieval village of Néronde – Col de la Croix Cazard (865 m) loop from Rozier-en-Donzy

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Medieval village of Néronde – Col de la Croix Cazard (865 m) loop from Rozier-en-Donzy

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Medieval village of Néronde – Col de la Croix Cazard (865 m) loop from Rozier-en-Donzy

03:00

44.6km

750m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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9.03 km

Medieval village of Néronde

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Fortified medieval village. You can still see three emblematic fortified towers at the gates of the village: the Magna Porta Tower, the Egg Tower and the Cotton Tower.

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18.5 km

Le Chêne Restaurant, Violay

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A very good restaurant, cuisine, service and very pleasant staff - the stop was worth it...

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22.3 km

Col de la Croix Cazard (865 m)

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Pretty long pass on the Tarare side with a constant slope around 5%. Delimits the watershed line between the Rhône and the Loire. Do not hesitate to climb to Mont …

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34.7 km

Replica of the Panissières Monorail locomotive

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Replica of the Monorail locomotive which was to link the towns of Feurs to Panissières at the end of the 19th century. The project was aborted along the way and the railway line rehabilitated as a greenway.

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35.6 km

Tie and Textile Museum

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Current textile and tie museum and third place under construction. Located near the old monorail railway line, which was to link Panissières to Feurs, at the request of the textile …

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44.6 km

End point

Parking

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