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Lake Vassivière – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

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Lake Vassivière – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

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Lake Vassivière – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

07:56

101km

1,520m

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 28, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 75.1 km for 177 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.87 km

Lake Vassivière

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful reservoir also suitable for camping and sailing. There are also small huts right on the lake

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11.5 km

Auphelle Marina - Lake Vassivière

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Marina and launching of Auphelle, on Lake Vassivière.

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11.5 km

Gravel path along the lake

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a pretty path without great difficulty on the edge of the lake, to be covered in gravel... magnificent!

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18.9 km

Nergout Beach, Lake Vassivière

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Small beach of Nergout, on Lake Vassivière. Supervised swimming and small snack restaurant nearby. A little further, a picnic area and the port of Nergout.

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20.4 km

Plage de Vauveix

Beach

30.4 km

Village located Located in the middle of the mountains, 700 meters above sea level, in the Regional Natural Park of Millevaches. Don't miss the 13th century Saint-Etienne church and the village wash house.

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33.2 km

Rivière Le Dorat

Lake

73.2 km

Lake Faux

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This 45 hectare artificial lake, created on the Dorat and retained by a multiple arch dam, is quite spectacular.

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74.2 km

Lac de Faux

Lake

81.4 km

Long gangway

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Long and pretty footbridge to span the lake.

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83.2 km

Beach

85.4 km

Lake Vassivière

Highlight • Lake

Lake Vassivivère located in the Millevaches regional natural park in Limousin is the largest in the region, a true inland sea!

On the developed banks there are several campsites and restaurants. The whole thing remains quite intimate.

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101 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.1 km

21.0 km

13.1 km

2.77 km

110 m

Surfaces

39.8 km

34.6 km

25.7 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

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Lake Vassivière – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

Lake Vassivière

Auphelle Marina - Lake Vassivière

Gravel path along the lake

Nergout Beach, Lake Vassivière

Faux-la-Montagne

Lake Faux

Long gangway

Lake Vassivière

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