Château de Chastelas Ruins – Cize Pass loop from Chandolas

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Château de Chastelas Ruins – Cize Pass loop from Chandolas

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Château de Chastelas Ruins – Cize Pass loop from Chandolas

05:18

59.5km

1,040m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 29.7 km for 254 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.08 km

Païolive Woods Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A fun singletrack trail through the low canopy holm oaks. It's like you are riding through a tunnel in places. The Païolive woods has lots of limestone ruiniform rocks dotted throughout that are worth exploring.

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13.6 km

View of Les Vans

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A nice easy cycle out of Le Vans up to Les Grads de Chassagnes, with beautiful views looking back over the town.

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30.9 km

Château de Chastelas Ruins

Highlight • Castle

For an adventurous mountain bike experience, explore the rugged trails around the Chastelas Ruins near Grospierres. The trails wind through varied terrain, including rocky paths and wooded sections, leading you to the impressive ruins of Chastelas Castle.

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35.5 km

Col de Cize descent

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Incredibly beautiful, slightly technical descent over single track. Sand and rocky surface between the trees.

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43.9 km

Rocky Climb Near La Roche de Saint-Julien

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The path is partly good, partly a few good to drive - partly close to the material test - but here there is a nice view

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44.7 km

Singletrack Trail

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Flowiger trail nice to drive

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49.8 km

Panoramic Forest Road to Col de Cize

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Good mobile forest road with fine gravel and a pleasant incline. Highly recommended as a climb to the "col de la Cize descent".

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52.9 km

Cize Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Cycling up from Comps, most of the route we found to be ridable, apart from a short steep section with a lot of large loose stone. But on the whole …

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59.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.4 km

7.31 km

5.36 km

4.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.9 km

12.5 km

6.56 km

5.87 km

709 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

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Château de Chastelas Ruins – Cize Pass loop from Chandolas

Païolive Woods Trail

View of Les Vans

Château de Chastelas Ruins

Col de Cize descent

Rocky Climb Near La Roche de Saint-Julien

Singletrack Trail

Panoramic Forest Road to Col de Cize

Cize Pass

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