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Saloup Pond – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Cérilly

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saloup Pond – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Cérilly

Hard

4.3

(3)

9

riders

Saloup Pond – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Cérilly

02:35

41.9km

370m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

7.86 km

Saloup Pond

Highlight • Other

Small pond created in 1806 to supply the Forges de Tronçais. A forest path goes around it.

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11.8 km

Forêt de Tronçais

Forest

3

14.2 km

Small Bridge Over the Gue Stream

Highlight • Bridge

Small bridge allowing the crossing of a pitoresque stream.

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4

15.7 km

Informative Trail and Knitted Trees

Highlight • Trail

Information boards tell about the industrial past of the area and about the fauna and flora of the forest and the ponds, in French.

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5

16.2 km

Swimming spot at Etang de Bonnet

Highlight • Other

Beach with small bistro

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6

16.3 km

Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond

Highlight • Lake

In the heart of the Tronçais forest, known to be "the most beautiful oak grove in Europe", the Saint-Bonnet pond covers 45 hectares and hosts a leisure center (picnic tables, supervised swimming , camping, refreshments, etc.)

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7

17.1 km

Colbert Monument

Highlight • Monument

8

23.3 km

Saint-Étienne Church of Ainay-le-Château

Highlight • Religious Site

9

23.7 km

City gate

Highlight • Other

36.5 km

187

Forest

B

41.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.6 km

950 m

688 m

457 m

168 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

5.31 km

882 m

170 m

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