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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Nantua
Brion

Lake Nantua – View of the Colonne de Nantua loop from Brion - Montréal-la-Cluse

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Nantua
Brion

Lake Nantua – View of the Colonne de Nantua loop from Brion - Montréal-la-Cluse

Hard

5.0

(2)

14

riders

Lake Nantua – View of the Colonne de Nantua loop from Brion - Montréal-la-Cluse

03:52

36.8km

1,120m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions. Check ahead to confirm restricted segments are open to the public.

After 20.0 km for 389 m

After 26.9 km for 433 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

9.41 km

La Roche Merveilleuse

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Stroll in singles on the ridges

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2

14.4 km

View of Nantua

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View from Les Fleces

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3

14.7 km

View of Lake Nantua

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Superb view of Nantua from Les Fecles

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15.2 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

5

17.5 km

Maria Matre

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Single at the edge of the cliff

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6

19.1 km

Cascade du Palin

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7

20.3 km

Lake Nantua

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This glacial lake backed by limestone cliffs is sometimes sapphire and sometimes emerald in color - Alexandre Dumas wrote in his book Impression de voyage in 1834: “This pretty little …

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8

26.3 km

View of the Colonne de Nantua

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View of the Nantua column from the lake

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36.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

9.59 km

5.19 km

3.46 km

2.38 km

2.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.7 km

10.1 km

6.15 km

4.72 km

2.44 km

1.28 km

506 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (920 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

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Monday 19 October

12°C

7°C

98 %

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