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Cycling loop on the banks of the Rhône river: easy loop on cycling paths
Sport, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route
in Culoz-Béon
24.5
km
4h 5min
Easy
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Loop allowing you to travel along both banks of the Rhône river on the ViaRhôna greenway on the Savoie side and the Via Grand Colombier greenway on the Ain side.
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Starting from the port of Massignieu-de-Rives, the Culoz train station, or the Pont de la Loi, enjoy a leisurely loop along both banks of the Rhône River.
Ideal for families, this roughly 20-kilometer loop with no elevation gain is composed almost entirely of cycle paths.
On the Ain side, you'll discover the Via Grand Colombier, a new cycle path located between Cressin-Rochefort and Culoz. With the Grand Colombier massif, the highest peak in the Bugey region and a legendary Tour de...Starting from the port of Massignieu-de-Rives, the Culoz train station, or the Pont de la Loi, enjoy a leisurely loop along both banks of the Rhône River.
Ideal for families, this roughly 20-kilometer loop with no elevation gain is composed almost entirely of cycle paths.
On the Ain side, you'll discover the Via Grand Colombier, a new cycle path located between Cressin-Rochefort and Culoz. With the Grand Colombier massif, the highest peak in the Bugey region and a legendary Tour de France climb, as a backdrop, you'll peacefully follow the Rhône River, just a stone's throw from the Marais de Lavours nature reserve, La Paillère with its inn, river stop, and copperworks.
On the Savoie side, from the Pont de la Loi to the Cressin-Rochefort bridge, you'll discover the ViaRhôna, a cycling route between Lake Geneva and the Mediterranean Sea, the Étang Bleu (Blue Pond), the small village of Vions, and the charming village of Chanaz, nicknamed the "Little Venice of Savoy," located on the Savières Canal (a canal connecting Lake Bourget, the largest natural glacial lake in France, and the Rhône River).
Two bridges must be crossed to get from one bank to the other: the Cressin-Rochefort bridge to the south, with light traffic, and the Pont de la Loi to the north. For cyclists' safety, the Pont de la Loi is equipped with a shared-space roadway (chaucidou).
Accessible by train, Culoz station is located on the Lyon-Geneva railway line.
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- Culoz-Béon
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Difference in height
- 162.81 m
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- All year round daily.
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- Cycling loop on the banks of the Rhône river: easy loop on cycling paths_Culoz-Béon
- Cycling loop on the banks of the Rhône river: easy loop on cycling paths_Culoz-Béon
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- 163 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 316 m
- Minimum altitude : 232 m
- Total positive elevation : 163 m
- Total negative elevation : -163 m
- Max positive elevation : 65 m
- Min positive elevation : -67 m
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