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Cirque of Combe Laval – Machine Pass loop from Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors

Cirque of Combe Laval – Machine Pass loop from Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors

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Cirque of Combe Laval – Machine Pass loop from Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors

01:07

18.8km

430m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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5.87 km

Col de l'Écharasson

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Done both ways. It's a very wild pass

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11.5 km

Peek view through the trees of the road that pierces the rock face. Personally, I see in it the outline of a human face; a Greek profile with the hole in the rock representing the eye, the spur that goes down to the nose and the trees drawing his hair ...

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11.7 km

Entrée dans le cirque de la Combe Laval

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You are approaching the spectacular section, just under a kilometer long, carved into the rock face, which makes this road famous.

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11.7 km

Cirque of Combe Laval

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One of the most exceptional places for road cycling in the Vercors. Or rather, the most exceptional ...

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14.8 km

Quartier Libre Hostel

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Very welcoming hostel-style hotel. Perfect for meeting travelers, adventurers and tasting good local products.

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14.8 km

Col de la Machine [FR-26-1011]

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Beautiful view of Ombleze

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15.0 km

Machine Pass

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The Col de la Machine is located at the end of the remote karst of Combe Laval. The panorama is spectacular and the site gives you an overall impression of the natural environment which constitutes the Vercors massif.

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18.8 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

Surfaces

13.3 km

5.50 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (850 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

21°C

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Cirque of Combe Laval – Machine Pass loop from Communauté de communes du Royans-Vercors

Col de l'Écharasson

Stunning view of Combe Laval

Entrée dans le cirque de la Combe Laval

Cirque of Combe Laval

Quartier Libre Hostel

Col de la Machine [FR-26-1011]

Machine Pass

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