Lyon → Col de la Croix de Presles
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Rides are joined where they pass nearest you.
Your whole outing, with time for stops. All rides start and finish at Place Bellecour.
Rides for you
Along the way
- Musée de l'Illusion (museum), Musée Cinéma & Miniature (museum), Musées Gadagne (museum) · sight, café, bakery, ice cream, drinking water, bike shop
- Short climb: 121 m over 6.0 km, 2% average
- Maison Pochat (bakery) · drinking water
- Fort Saint-Jean (castle)
- C&G boulangerie (bakery) · picnic spot, drinking water, toilets
- Château de Rochecardon (castle)
- Climb to Col du Mont Thou: 264 m over 5.6 km, 4.7% average, top 512 m, steepest 500 m 9.9%
- Viewpoint
- Château de Saint-Cyr (castle), Tour du château de Saint-Cyr (castle), Joseph (bakery) · viewpoint, drinking waterGood place to stop
- Château de Cuire (castle), Musée Jean Couty (museum), Jocteur (bakery) · viewpoint, market, drinking water, toilets, bike shop
- Fort de Vaise (castle), Église Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens (church), K-FE BAR L'Abshynte (café) · drinking water, toilets, bike shop
- Palais archiépiscopal (castle), Église Saint-Étienne (ruins), Église Sainte-Croix de Lyon (ruins) · sight, café, ice cream, drinking water, toilets, bike shop
Drinking water is mapped at 10 points; the longest stretch without is 12.3 km (km 4.7–17.0). 2 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.
Ride from Lyon
26.5 km · 416 m climbing · 416 m descending.
Busier roads (model stress 3–4): 17% of the distance. Steepest modelled 500 m: 10.0%. Unknown surface: 18%.
Modelled route, not a verified itinerary or a rider-specific recommendation. Check current road access and conditions.
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