This path will take you on the higher parts of the Guiers Valley. Breathtzking views on the Val d’Ainan, the Epine and the Chartreuse, with some stops on the local architecture with houses with adobe walls. Ponds and forests to refresh you.
Departure / arrival / parking : Pont de Beauvoisin train station - Lyon / Chambéry line
Follow the yellow markings and the following crossroads:
From Pont-de-Beauvoisin - the station
Le Grabier
Le Menou
The Forests
The antique shop
Sacré-Coeur
La Sauge
Crête de Sauge
Le Bapt
La Brancha
Savagneu
St Jean-d'Avelanne
Le Menou
Le Grabier
Back to Pont-de-Beauvoisin - the station
After a few hundred meters to leave Pont-de-Beauvoisin, you quickly find small country roads and paths to ride in peace. After 3km, you ride along the pond of Reculfort, then the pond of La Combe 3km further. After the Antiquaire post, the circuit starts a nice climb (+130m). You can then take a break at the Sacré-Coeur (large stone statue). The descent is done by a path in the forest, then you get back to the small country roads and the dirt tracks to join St-Jean d'Avelanne and Pont-de-Beauvoisin.
Possibility to do the mountain bike orientation course of St-Jean d'Avelanne (information board in front of the town hall).
Marked itinerary
Distance : 27.3km
Difference in altitude : 400m
Positive difference in altitude : 400m
Negative difference in altitude : 400m
Average time : 120 Min
Openings
All year round
Opening hours daily .
Subject to favorable weather.
Prices
Free access.
Equipements
- Car park
Average length of visit : 120 min
Mountain Bike Loop : The Three Saints
Parking
Gare SNCF - Avenue des Trois Saints
38480 Pont-de-Beauvoisin