Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

Hard

4.8

(13)

289

riders

Machine Pass – Cirque of Combe Laval loop from Vassieux-en-Vercors

03:46

66.0km

1,530m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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: August 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 53 m for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

4.22 km

View of the Vercors Plateau

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Vercors Plateau (also known as the Vercors Massif) is one of the most spectacular natural jewels of the French Prealps, located straddling the departments of Isère and Drôme, a …

Showing Translation

Tip by

4.80 km

Col de la Chau

Highlight • Mountain Pass

This “intermediate” pass is located between Vassieux en Vercors and the Col de la Bataille. Be careful, it continues to climb after the pass!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.11 km

Col de Chaud Clapier

Mountain Pass

14.9 km

The Lente plain offers a superb flat section between the famous climb of the Combe Laval cliffs and the Carri and Serre Montué passes. The plain is surrounded by the Lente national forest, one of the most beautiful in Drôme.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

19.3 km

Machine Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

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.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

19.5 km

Col de la Machine [FR-26-1011]

Highlight • Other

The Col de la Machine (1,011 m) is one of the most spectacular and famous access gates to the entire Vercors massif. World-renowned for being the highest point of the …

Showing Translation

Tip by

19.5 km

Cirque of Combe Laval

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Prepare to experience one of the most spectacular and exciting road routes in Europe! The Combe Laval road, nestled in the Vercors massif, is a true engineering masterpiece of the …

Showing Translation

Tip by

22.8 km

Stunning view of Combe Laval

Highlight • Other

Get ready to experience one of the most spectacular and exciting road routes in Europe! The Combe Laval road, nestled in the Vercors massif, is a true masterpiece of 19th-century …

Showing Translation

Tip by

61.7 km

Col de Proncel

Mountain Pass

66.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types