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La Balme-Les-Grottes

Col de Fay – View of the Vallée Bleue loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
La Tour-Du-Pin
La Balme-Les-Grottes

Col de Fay – View of the Vallée Bleue loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

Moderate

4.7

(3)

107

riders

Col de Fay – View of the Vallée Bleue loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

02:16

38.0km

830m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

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6.59 km

Montée vers le col de Portes

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Slope at ~7% on this segment between Lagnieu and Sain-Sorlin-en-Bugey.

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2

14.9 km

Col de Fay

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Nice flexible rise in postcard decorations.

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3

15.6 km

View of the Vallée Bleue

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View of the Blue Valley of Montalieu-Vercieu during the descent from the Col de Fay.

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4

20.9 km

Fighter pilot of the 1/4 “Dauphiné” squadron at Luxeuil air base.
died accidentally here on June 13, 1967, at the age of 25, at the controls of his Mirage III E.

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38.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

6.13 km

1.70 km

842 m

812 m

Surfaces

35.8 km

1.32 km

507 m

377 m

< 100 m

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Comments

October 11, 2022,Col de Portes
Bad surfacing on the road for most of the ascent. Lots of gravel.

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