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Besse-Et-Saint-Anastaise

Chaudefour Valley – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Cratère-Lac Pavin

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Issoire

Besse-Et-Saint-Anastaise

Chaudefour Valley – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Cratère-Lac Pavin

Hard

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Chaudefour Valley – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Cratère-Lac Pavin

06:04

79.7km

1,850m

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 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 31.6 km for 85 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.5 km

Viewpoint overlooking the Rocher de l'Aigle

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Beautiful view on the valley from here

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15.3 km

Chaudefour Valley

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At the foot of the Puy de Sancy, at an altitude of 1886 meters and the highest point of the Massif Central, hides the most secret of the Auvergne valleys: …

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21.7 km

View of Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

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22.5 km

A beautiful view

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24.9 km

Col de la Croix Saint-Robert

Mountain Pass

31.2 km

Mont-Dore

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Mont-Dore is both a spa and a ski resort, but also a very beautiful massif. It is a very good meeting point to explore the surrounding beauty of the mountains.

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38.4 km

Col de la croix Saint-Robert

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This pass is long when you come from Besse, but it is in the last five kilometers that it takes on its true grandeur, especially if there is wind... The …

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57.3 km

Besse

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Standing south of the historic center, the belfry of Besse is the only memory of the three old fortified gates of Besse.

Adorned with battlements and topped with a clock, …

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64.8 km

Trail to Lac de Montcineyre

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Gorgeous trail - a few slightly technical portions for a gravel bike but okay!

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79.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.0 km

8.37 km

2.42 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.2 km

5.16 km

4.35 km

736 m

121 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,450 m)

Lowest point (1,020 m)

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Thursday 9 July

29°C

16°C

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Chaudefour Valley – Col de la croix Saint-Robert loop from Cratère-Lac Pavin

Viewpoint overlooking the Rocher de l'Aigle

Chaudefour Valley

View of Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

A beautiful view

Mont-Dore

Col de la croix Saint-Robert

Besse

Trail to Lac de Montcineyre

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