Why this ride
A 151 km one-way ride from near Balbigny, about 2 h 34 of riding. Much of it runs through woodland.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Beaujolais Dawn Sweep · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 151 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 34
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Food stop in Balbigny
Balbigny is a small town on the Loire, at the northern end of the Forez plain, where the river leaves the open basin and enters the hills towards Roanne. It is a crossroads: the A89 and A72 motorways meet nearby, and old roads from Lyon to Clermont-Ferrand and from Saint-Étienne to Roanne pass through. For riders, it is a practical stop for fuel and food on the way across the region.
Read the complete Food stop in Balbigny write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Food stop in Balbigny is where the day begins. Next is Photo stop near Pélussin.
2. Photo stop near Pélussin
Pélussin sits on the eastern flank of the Massif du Pilat, high above the Rhône valley south of Vienne. The town is spread across a sunny slope, among orchards, vineyards and meadows, and from its terraces you look down on the river and across to the hills of the Dauphiné, with the Alps on the far horizon on clear days.
Read the complete Photo stop near Pélussin write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop near Pélussin comes up about 99 km into the recorded legs. Next is Beaujolais Dawn Sweep checkpoint 8.
3. Near Irigny
South of Lyon, the Rhône broadens into a powerful, heavily engineered river, lined with locks, power stations and chemical plants on the east bank. The west bank, where around Irigny, Charly and Vernaison, is softer: a strip of villages, orchards and market gardens rising gently towards the Monts du Lyonnais. Rides begin and end here for a simple reason: it sits outside the congested core of the city but within easy reach of it.
Read the complete Near Irigny write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 151 km.
Leg by leg
Food stop in Balbigny to Photo stop near Pélussin
Food stop in Balbigny → Photo stop near Pélussin is 99 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Photo stop near Pélussin to Near Irigny
Photo stop near Pélussin → Near Irigny is 52 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.