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Grangent Dam – Montarcher loop from La Fouillouse

Grangent Dam – Montarcher loop from La Fouillouse

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Grangent Dam – Montarcher loop from La Fouillouse

04:27

83.2km

1,450m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 36.2 km for 57 m

After 45.4 km for 276 m

After 70.6 km for 343 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.40 km

Route du Joug

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Small road, regular gradient, view of the Forez plain, beautiful light

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10.3 km

Panoramic view of the island of Grangent

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Panoramic view of the island of Grangent and the Loire, next to the dam. At the gates of the Regional Nature Reserve of the Loire gorges.

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11.1 km

Grangent Dam

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Surrounded by green hills and forests, this reservoir offers a peaceful setting for a stroll or a boat trip. The dam itself, with its panoramic views of the Loire Valley …

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36.2 km

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

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Stroll the cobbled streets of the historic district and discover its bourgeois houses from the 15th and 16th centuries, then climb up to the Collegiate Church to admire an exceptional …

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45.4 km

On the pilgrimage route you reach Montarcher, a small, pleasant village in the arrondissement of Montbrison, located high up but with fewer than 100 inhabitants. The partly Romanesque, partly Gothic …

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45.5 km

Montarcher church

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The church consists of a Romanesque choir and a nave built in the 12th century, flanked by two 15th century chapels. The beam of glory, which separates the choir from …

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48.7 km

Col de la Croix de Joanziecq

Mountain Pass

59.9 km

Tour in Southern Forez and Nearby Passes

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

70.7 km

Old Railway Line of Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez

Highlight • Cycleway

83.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.6 km

3.25 km

2.72 km

1.32 km

220 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

74.0 km

8.49 km

343 m

327 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

29°C

15°C

29 %

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Grangent Dam – Montarcher loop from La Fouillouse

Route du Joug

Panoramic view of the island of Grangent

Grangent Dam

Saint-Bonnet-le-Château

Montarcher

Montarcher church

Tour in Southern Forez and Nearby Passes

Old Railway Line of Saint-Marcellin-en-Forez

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