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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Hell's Hollow – Escoutoux loop from Vollore-Ville

Road cycling routes

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Hell's Hollow – Escoutoux loop from Vollore-Ville

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Hell's Hollow – Escoutoux loop from Vollore-Ville

01:57

36.6km

690m

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: May 14, 2026

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Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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7.03 km

Saint Agatha

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Small town located in the heart of the Livradois-Forez regional natural park.
Saint-Pierre church to see and Vaulx castle nearby (gîte)
chateaudevaulx.net

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14.8 km

Le Rocher de Borbes – Panoramic View and Metal Sculptures

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Built in 1985 during the Symposium of monumental metallic sculpture, this sculpture in heavy sheet metal cut with a torch takes place in a place offering a panorama on the …

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18.8 km

Old Town of Thiers

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Local curiosities from the Middle Ages deserve a mention: the “Peddes”, which in Thiers designate an inhabited passage connecting two medieval houses.

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18.9 km

Historic Center of Thiers

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The true capital of cutlery in France, Thiers is a town with Gallic origins located on the banks of the Durolle. The latter being perfectly suitable for the installation of …

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18.9 km

Thiers — Cutlery Capital

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Thiers is one sub-prefecture of the department. French capital of cutlery; it is also the largest European cutlery basin.

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- Cutlery Museum
- Upper town, in particular …

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20.9 km

Hell's Hollow

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Down here in the valley are the "ruins" of the old cutlery factories; over the years they had to make way for more modern production facilities...

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26.7 km

Escoutoux

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Very nice little village near Thiers.
Saint-Sulpice-le-Pieux Church located in the town center.

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36.3 km

Vollore Castle

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36.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

679 m

129 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.9 km

668 m

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