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Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Chaubouret Cross loop from Le Bessat

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Chaubouret Cross loop from Le Bessat

Hard

32

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Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Chaubouret Cross loop from Le Bessat

03:00

29.6km

760m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.3 km for 76 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

7.87 km

Pas-du-Riot Dam

Highlight • Other

Built in 5 years between 1873 and 1878, this dam was built to increase the water supply to the Gouffre d'Enfer dam. Built 3 years earlier it had become insufficient. A magnificent work to admire during your race.

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10.6 km

Gouffre d'Enfer Dam

Highlight • Monument

The Gouffre d'Enfer dam was erected at the request of Napoleon III. It is one of the first “masonry arch weight” dams in Europe. If the name inspires little confidence, …

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3

13.6 km

Start of the Barrages Mountain Bike Route

Highlight • MTB Park

Start of the Pilat mountain bike tour number 23: "Dams" tour

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4

28.7 km

Mix gravel/road

Highlight • Other

5

29.0 km

The Pyramid

Highlight • Other

Located at an altitude of 1,246 meters, this place offers a wide panorama. At the top of the pyramid sits a Virgin. This construction is a Napoleonic monument. The last …

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29.5 km

Chaubouret Cross

Highlight • Natural Monument

Magnificent panoramas of the Alps, the Rhône valley, Pilat and the Monts du Vivarais, almost a 360°!

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B

29.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

4.89 km

4.21 km

2.41 km

239 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

3.93 km

3.75 km

177 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

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