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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Issoire

Saint-Martin-Des-Plains

Issoire – Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine loop from Saint-Martin-des-Plains

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Bike touring routes & trails

France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Issoire

Saint-Martin-Des-Plains

Issoire – Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine loop from Saint-Martin-des-Plains

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Issoire – Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine loop from Saint-Martin-des-Plains

04:17

63.6km

900m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 54.0 km for 231 m

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1.33 km

Mailhat

Highlight • Settlement

Mailhat is a small village of 50 inhabitants which is worth a detour for its beautiful Romanesque arkose church, Notre-Dame-de-Mailhat, with its original architecture.

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52.9 km

Issoire is a charming town in Auvergne. The town is now labeled “Most Beautiful Detour of France”. Admire its Saint-Austremoine abbey church which dates from the 12th century, or its Clock Tower. at the bend of an alley you will surely come across a reach which irrigates orchards and gardens in the city center.

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53.0 km

Abbatiale Saint-Austremoine

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church inside and out.

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54.1 km

Couze de Pavin

Lake

55.7 km

View of the old suspension bridge of Parentignat

Highlight • Bridge

This old suspension bridge linked Issoire on the left bank and Parentignat on the right bank. It was the first in 1831 which made it possible to cross the Allier, replacing the Parentignat, Orbeil and Pradeaux ferries. Since 1976 it has been disused and has been replaced by a more modern bridge.

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57.6 km