Col de la Rivière Noire – Allée des hêtres tortueux loop from Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

Routes

Mountain biking trails

France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Vichy

Saint-Nicolas-Des-Biefs

Col de la Rivière Noire – Allée des hêtres tortueux loop from Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

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Col de la Rivière Noire – Allée des hêtres tortueux loop from Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs

02:24

25.0km

680m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 9.19 km for 507 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1.68 km

Routing

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At this sign go straight ahead I turned left and that was a big mistake

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1.76 km

Col de la Rivière Noire

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The Col La Rivière Noire from Les Villards is 14.19km long with a total drop of 631m. The average gradient is 4.45% with maximum gradients of 7%.

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17.3 km

Allée des hêtres tortueux

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If you are looking for a magical hike in the Montagne Bourbonnaise, you must not miss the Alley of tortuous beech trees. This old path, near the hamlet of Bletterie, …

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23.3 km

View of the Plateau de la Verrerie

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The Glassworks Plateau is located at an altitude of 1,015 meters. It is a large open plateau in the Magdalen Mountains. The landscape is wild and relatively unspoiled.

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23.6 km

Viewpoint

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From this place, located just before the true highest point of the plateau, one enjoys an unobstructed view of the Roannais, the Alps and the regions of Auvergne.

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25.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

4.97 km

3.18 km

704 m

Surfaces