8 - Conquering the great open spaces
Start: Fay-sur-Lignon
Lover of wide open spaces? This circuit for the seasoned mountain biker will win you over! One of the rewards of this very beautiful mountain bike loop on the heights? One of the finest views over the whole of Lac de Saint-Front!
- Distance
- 26.3 km
- Elevation gain
- +642 m
- Elevation loss
- -643 m
- Duration
- 2 h 30 min
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via Données : Comité Départemental Randonnée Pédestre Haute-Loire · FFRandonnée · sportsnature.hauteloire.fr — sous licence ETALAB 2.0.
The feel of the route
The burle: How can such a strong blast of wind give these landscapes such a gentle character?
Sometimes dreaded, sometimes admired, it puts the work of the road crews to a severe test as they clear the snow that the wind delights in piling up.
The burle reminds us that nature always has the last word...
In pictures
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Cycling25 - Getaway between sucs and plateaux
Start: Office de tourisme de Saint-Julien-Chapteuil
- 67.7 km
- +1692 m
- 3 h