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Source de Loire – Col du Gerbier de Jonc loop from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

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France
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Le Monastier-Sur-Gazeille

Source de Loire – Col du Gerbier de Jonc loop from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

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Source de Loire – Col du Gerbier de Jonc loop from Le Monastier-sur-Gazeille

04:13

77.0km

1,350m

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: August 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.9 km for 82 m

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Start point

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30.0 km

Ferme de Clastre à Sainte Eulalie

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The Ferme de Clastre is part of the last 15 thatched cottages still "standing" on the Mezenc-Gerbier massif and it is the last one located in the heart of the village.

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37.3 km

Bourlatier Farm

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In the eastern foothills of the Massif Central, in a harsh climate, at an altitude of 1,380 meters, this former 17th-century farmhouse, built like a fortress in the heart of …

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38.1 km

the water tower

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Eight million years old, Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc owes its conical shape to a viscous, cold lava that was unable to flow away. It is at its foot that the Loire River …

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38.7 km

Bourlatier Pass (1,411 m)

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40.4 km

Pranlet Pass

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Col du Pranlet 1363m

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46.0 km

Source de Loire

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The official source of the Loire is Mont Gerbier-de-Jonc. This is the "true" source ...
Incidentally, each of the two sources also has its own restaurant 😃

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46.5 km

Col du Gerbier de Jonc

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The Col du Gerbier de Jonc from Saint-Martin-de-Valamas is 22.9 km long with a total drop of 885 m. The average gradient is 3.8% with maximum gradients of 8.3%.

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46.9 km

One of the sources of the Loire - you can get your feet wet here, but be careful, it's freezing cold :-)

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77.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.8 km

644 m

519 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.4 km

21.1 km

492 m

< 100 m

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