Why this ride
196 km one way from Moirans-en-Montagne - plan on about 3 h 03 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Chartreuse Forest Passes · part 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 196 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 03
- 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. Lyon / Rhône-Alpes rides
Moirans-en-Montagne is a small town of about two thousand in the Jura, where the mountains of Franche-Comté are laid out in long, parallel ridges, and it has a surprise for the visitor: a museum of toys, one of the best in France, in an old convent, which celebrates the local tradition of toy-making in wood and plastic. The Jura has a history of small workshops using local timber, producing clocks, pipes, toys and spectacles, and that heritage is part of the area's character. Arinthod, a village of about thirteen hundred, is a handsome little market place with an arcaded square and a scattering of old houses.
Read the complete Lyon / Rhône-Alpes rides write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Lyon / Rhône-Alpes rides is where the day begins. Next is Chartreuse Forest Passes checkpoint 8.
2. Near Chaponost
The Romans brought water to Lyon from the Pilat massif, some eighty kilometres away, and the most impressive surviving section of their work stands at Chaponost, a few kilometres from the point. The Gier aqueduct, as it is called, crossed the valleys on arches of stone and brick, and at Chaponost a long line of them still marches across a field, some still carrying their channels. It is a remarkable sight, all the more so for being in an ordinary suburban setting, and it is easily reached by a short detour.
Read the complete Near Chaponost write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Chartreuse Forest Passes checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Back to Chartreuse Forest.
3. Back to Chartreuse Forest
Cattle graze here in a landscape that few tourists see. The hills are low, the villages are small and the sky is big, a very different world from the limestone cliffs of the Chartreuse that gave the ride its name.
Read the complete Chartreuse Forest 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 196 km.
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