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Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans – Machine Pass loop from Saint-Hilaire - Saint-Nazaire

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Hilaire-Du-Rosier

Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans – Machine Pass loop from Saint-Hilaire - Saint-Nazaire

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Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans – Machine Pass loop from Saint-Hilaire - Saint-Nazaire

04:18

57.9km

1,320m

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: August 26, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1.96 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

2

2.33 km

Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans

Highlight • Other

It is the village that allows us to enter the Vercors. The houses are suspended above the river.

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3

11.4 km

Saint-Jean-en-Royans

Highlight • Settlement

Nice square in the town with town hall, statue and restaurants.

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4

20.8 km

Combe Laval Cliff Road Tunnels

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful road on the mountainside

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5

20.9 km

Combe Laval

Highlight • Natural Monument

A dream road in this world.

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6

21.1 km

Combe Laval, the madness

Highlight • Other

Fantastic views, small road. Great rocky landscape.

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7

24.0 km

Machine Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de la Machine is located at the end of the remote karst of Combe Laval. The panorama is spectacular and the site gives you an overall impression of the natural environment which constitutes the Vercors massif.

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24.7 km

Cirque of Combe Laval

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Prepare to experience one of the most spectacular and exciting road routes in Europe! The Combe Laval road, nestled in the Vercors massif, is a true engineering masterpiece of the …

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45.0 km

Entrance to the Drôme Department

Highlight • Monument

Behind Pont en Royans, the narrow, little-used road winds its way up between the Combe Leval and Vercors mountains. Again and again wonderful views.

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57.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

51.6 km

2.56 km

2.10 km

1.17 km

381 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

57.5 km

219 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,020 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

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Monday 19 October

16°C

11°C

98 %

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Comments

June 13, 2024,Fietstocht "Col de la Machine / Combe Laval" 🚲🚲

Our last ride of this holiday in France. 8 rides / 457.6 km / 8842 meters of elevation gain.
We saw beautiful things. Too bad it's over again.

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