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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez – Pavezin Pass loop from La Grand-Croix

Bike touring routes & trails

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez – Pavezin Pass loop from La Grand-Croix

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Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez – Pavezin Pass loop from La Grand-Croix

03:36

37.7km

1,000m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 17.8 km for 958 m

After 19.7 km for 472 m

After 30.7 km for 112 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

8.83 km

Lac Couzon

Highlight • Other

Beautiful view of the Couzon lake, near the eponymous dam.

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2

9.49 km

Couzon Dam

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1787, it is one of the oldest dams in France! The lake it creates is a pleasant place for a walk.

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3

14.2 km

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Highlight • Other

Located in the heart of the Pilat regional natural park, the medieval village of Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez is a former Chartreuse that has become a village. Ranked among the most beautiful villages …

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14.2 km

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez

Highlight • Settlement

In the heart of the Pilat regional natural park, Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez is a former Charterhouse that has become a village. Classified as the most beautiful village in France, the place is open to visitors and has a hotel and restaurant offer.

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5

18.4 km

Pavezin Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de Pavezin is certainly not the highest, but it is no less mythical. The inventor of the derailleur, Paul de Vivié, who settled here, made it an unmissable …

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24.3 km

Croix-de-Montvieux

Mountain Pass

7

24.4 km

Singletrack of They via Montvieux

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Would be great if 3/4 of the path was not destroyed by forestry work

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8

29.2 km

Camels in Parc Naturel Régional du Pilat

Highlight • Structure

9

29.3 km

Dromedary

Highlight • Other

29.7 km

La-Croix-du-Mazet

Mountain Pass

B

37.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

10.9 km

9.36 km

1.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.7 km

9.36 km

8.09 km

490 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

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