FORTRESS OF MORNAS – ViaRhôna Cycle Route loop from Pont-Saint-Esprit

FORTRESS OF MORNAS – ViaRhôna Cycle Route loop from Pont-Saint-Esprit

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FORTRESS OF MORNAS – ViaRhôna Cycle Route loop from Pont-Saint-Esprit

02:00

49.6km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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617 m

Caserne Pépin (Barracks of the King's Troops)

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The Caserne Pépin in Pont-Saint-Esprit, originally built in 1719 as a military barracks under the name "Cazernes du Roy," is now an important cultural and administrative center for the city. …

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12.2 km

FORTRESS OF MORNAS

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The fortress of Mornas, perched like a sentinel on a 137 m high rock, seems to protect the medieval village of Mornas

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Beautiful view of the Mornas fortress 🏰

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Great view of this almost invincibly positioned castle high above Mornas and the Rhône valley. Construction started in the 11th - 14th century. What you see today is mostly from …

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13.5 km

View of the Mornas fortress

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From here you can observe the fortress of Mornas, which watches over the small historic town of the same name. It is perched above an imposing cliff, on a rocky outcrop.

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19.6 km

ViaRhôna Cycle Route

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The ViaRhôna runs over 815 kilometres from the Swiss-French border to the Mediterranean along the Rhône. It is now (2020) not completely finished yet and is part of EuroVelo 17.

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