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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thiers
Dorat

Hell's Hollow – Plan d'Eau des Prades loop from Dorat

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thiers
Dorat

Hell's Hollow – Plan d'Eau des Prades loop from Dorat

Moderate

2.0

(1)

18

riders

Hell's Hollow – Plan d'Eau des Prades loop from Dorat

02:08

44.1km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional Livradois-Forez

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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10.3 km

Hell's Hollow

Highlight • Structure

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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12.4 km

Old Town of Thiers

Highlight • Historical Site

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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12.5 km

Historic Center of Thiers

Highlight • Historical Site

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 mills, the latter favored the development of the city from the 13th century.

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12.6 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.

To have :
- Cutlery Museum
- Upper town, in particular the Antonin Chastel square with its jacquemart
- Saint-Genès church, Saint-Symphorien church and Moutier abbey dwelling, Saint-Jean du Passet church
- Orangery Park
- La Pamparina, international street music festival taking place every year on the first weekend of July.

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22.1 km

Plan d'Eau des Prades

Highlight • Lake

The Prades lake is a designated green resort. It features two beaches and offers a wide range of activities, including lovely hikes in the surrounding area.

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44.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

10.3 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

40.9 km

3.17 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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