Why this ride
Out of Saint-Jean-de-Niost, one way: 291 km, roughly 4 h 05 in the saddle. The stops in between: Hurigny and near Chandon.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Pilat Ridge and Rhône View · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 291 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 05
- 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. Fuel stop in Saint-Jean-de-Niost
Planning note
Pilat Ridge and Rhône View is where the day begins. Next is Lyon / Rhône-Alpes rides return.
2. Near Hurigny, on the way back
You are in the Mâconnais, the southern end of Burgundy, where chardonnay vines cover the limestone hills and the villages are built of honey-coloured stone. Hurigny, La Roche-Vineuse and Sancé are small places within a few kilometres of each other, each with a church and a bakery, and Charnay-lès-Mâcon, with about seven thousand people, offers fuel and a supermarket. Mâcon itself lies a short way to the east on the Saône. The label calls this a swim stop, which is optimistic, but the countryside is lovely for a quiet pause.
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 return comes up about 106 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Chandon.
3. Food stop near Chandon
Chandon is a small village in the far north of the Loire department, close to the borders of Burgundy and the Rhône, in a landscape of green pastures, hedges and gentle hills. The white Charolais cattle grazing in the fields tell you that you are on the edge of the Brionnais, and the farms, churches and villages are built of warm, honey-coloured stone.
Read the complete Food stop near Chandon write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
A break here. Next is Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière.
4. Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière
Coal made Roche-la-Molière. The town sits on the western edge of the Saint-Étienne basin, and for generations its hillsides were dotted with pit heads, slag heaps and miners' terraces. The mines are long closed, the spoil tips have grassed over, and today it is a quiet residential town of around ten thousand people with a château on its hill and good views back towards the city and the dark ridge of the Pilat beyond.
Read the complete Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop in Saint-Jean-de-Niost to Near Hurigny, on the way back
Fuel stop in Saint-Jean-de-Niost → Near Hurigny, on the way back is 106 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Food stop near Chandon to Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière
Food stop near Chandon → Photo stop in Roche-la-Molière is 106 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.