Why this ride
A 118 km one-way ride from near Aveize, about 2 h 11 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jura Wine Roads and Cascades · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 118 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 11
- 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.
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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. Scenic stretch near Aveize
High in the Monts du Lyonnais, Aveize looks out over a rolling plateau of meadows, hedgerows and small woods, where dairy farming has shaped the landscape for centuries. It is a modest village with a church and scattered farms, typical of these hills west of Lyon, where the air is fresher than in the city and the pace of life slower.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Aveize write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Aveize is where the day begins. Next is Lyon / Rhône-Alpes rides return.
2. Near Sury-le-Comtal, on the way back
The Forez plain is one of those places you do not notice until you are in it: a wide, flat basin of the upper Loire, ringed by the Monts du Forez to the west and the Monts du Lyonnais to the east. This stop lies on its southern half, between Précieux, Sury-le-Comtal and Saint-Romain-le-Puy, in a country of fields, hedges, scattered farms and, here and there, the glint of a pond.
Read the complete Near Sury-le-Comtal, on the way back 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 return comes up about 34 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon.
3. Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon
In 1564, during a royal tour of France, the young king Charles IX stayed at the château of Roussillon, on the hill above what is now Le Péage-de-Roussillon, and signed an edict there that fixed the start of the year on 1 January across the kingdom. Until then, different regions began the year at Easter, Christmas or other dates. The château still stands, a Renaissance building with an elegant courtyard, overlooking the Rhône valley.
Read the complete Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon 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 118 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch near Aveize to Near Sury-le-Comtal, on the way back
Scenic stretch near Aveize → Near Sury-le-Comtal, on the way back is 34 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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