Lyon · Col de la Croix du Ban + Col du Verdun

Along the way

1. km 0.0fontaine lumineuse de la montée du Chemin-Neuf (ruins), Musée de l'Illusion (museum), Musée Cinéma & Miniature (museum) · sight, viewpoint, church, café, bakery, market, drinking water, toilets, bike shop
2. km 0.2–2.2Short climb: 104 m over 1.9 km, 5.4% average
3. km 8.4Château de la Ferrière (castle)
4. km 8.7–16.5Climb: 209 m over 7.8 km, 2.7% average, top 440 m, steepest 500 m 6.9%
5. km 9.6Entre'Vue (museum), La boulangrie de Thierry (bakery), Le Chalet (bakery) · drinking water, toilets
6. km 10.8Château de Lacroix-Laval (castle)
7. km 17.8–20.9Climb to Col de la Croix du Ban: 188 m over 3.0 km, 6.2% average, top 599 m, steepest 500 m 9.5%
8. km 34.5–39.4Short climb: 83 m over 4.8 km, 1.7% average
9. km 35.5Église Saint-Jean-Marie-Vianney (church), Le Pain et Jo (bakery) · drinking waterGood place to stop
10. km 39.9–44.3Climb to Col du Verdun: 245 m over 4.5 km, 5.5% average, top 580 m, steepest 500 m 9.3%
11. km 46.6Château de la Barollière (castle)
12. km 54.6Château de Rochecardon (castle)
13. km 57.2Fort de Vaise (castle), Fort Saint-Jean (castle), Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (church) · café, drinking water, toilets, bike shop
14. km 58.4Palais archiépiscopal (castle), Église Saint-Étienne (ruins), Église Sainte-Croix de Lyon (ruins) · museum, sight, café, bakery, ice cream, drinking water, toilets, bike shop

Drinking water is mapped at 14 points; the longest stretch without is 17.5 km (km 35.9–53.4). 1 of them may be off out of season.

Places are from OpenStreetMap within 60 m of the route (300 m for a landmark such as a château or museum), and climbs from the modelled profile. Nothing here is checked on the ground and opening hours are not known. A good place to stop has food and water or toilets together, nearest the middle of the ride.