The route
L'Ardéchoise
221 km and 4,415 m of climbing on a loop around Saint-Félicien, via the Col du Gerbier de Jonc.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 219.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 4,415 m
- Highest point
- 1,415 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 109
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is in Saint-Félicien between 7:30 and 8:30, for a 221 km loop. The Col du Buisson, at 920 m, comes before Nozières and Lamastre. Lamastre, at km 27.1, must be passed before 10:30. The Col des Nonières, at 671 m, leads to Le Cheylard, at km 48, to be passed before 11:15. Dornas follows, then the Col de Mézilhac, at 1,119 m and km 70.3, before 12:30.
The route continues through Laviolle and Antraigues, then the Col d'Aizac, at 643 m. Labastide-sur-Bésorgues and Burzet come before the Col de la Barricaude, at 1,257 m and km 115.6. Sagnes-et-Goudoulet leads to the Col du Gerbier de Jonc, at km 128.1, the highest point of the route at 1,417 m, to be crossed before 14:00.
Saint-Martial and Arcens come before Saint-Martin-de-Valamas. Next is Saint-Agrève, at km 167.2. The Col de la Clavière, at 1,088 m, comes before the Col de Rochepaule, at 892 m, then Lalouvesc, at 1,092 m and km 195. Pailharès leads back to Saint-Félicien, after 221 km and 10 climbs.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
This 221 km loop and its 4,415 m of climbing take shape in contour lines, drawn with a pen plotter, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.