Why this ride
114 km one way from Le Péage-de-Roussillon - plan on about 1 h 59 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Jura Wine Roads and Cascades · part 3
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 114 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 59
- 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. 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
Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon is where the day begins. Next is Jura Wine Roads and Cascades checkpoint 8.
2. Near Neuville-sur-Saône
On the west bank of the Saône, opposite Neuville, the land rises quickly from the river into the Monts d'Or. This stop sits on that slope between Chasselay and Albigny-sur-Saône, where the last suburbs of Lyon fade into orchards, stone walls and small vineyards, and the hills begin to glow golden in the evening light.
Read the complete Near Neuville-sur-Saône write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Jura Wine Roads and Cascades checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Back to Jura Wine.
3. Back to Jura Wine
The Dombes plateau, north-east of Lyon, is the strangest piece of farmland in France. Spread across it are some thousand-odd ponds, made by hand over the centuries, filled in winter, fished in autumn, and then planted with cereals in a rotation that has been going for hundreds of years. Medieval monks and landowners dug them to farm carp, and the system still works, which is why the horizon here is a patchwork of reed, water and sky, full of herons and migrating ducks.
Read the complete Jura Wine 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 114 km.
Leg by leg
Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon to Near Neuville-sur-Saône
Photo stop near Le Péage-de-Roussillon → Near Neuville-sur-Saône is 73 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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