Why this ride
213 km one way from Lamure-sur-Azergues - plan on about 3 h 14 of riding. On the way it passes Lentilly and near La Motte-Servolex. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Route Napoléon Weekend · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 213 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 14
- 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. Fuel stop near Lamure-sur-Azergues
Lamure-sur-Azergues is a small village in the upper valley of the Azergues, in the Haut-Beaujolais, the wild, wooded northern part of the Beaujolais hills. This is not the country of vineyards that most people associate with the name: up here the hills are covered with forests of Douglas fir and beech, with pastures and small farms in the clearings. The Azergues river winds through a narrow valley, and the villages are small and scattered.
Read the complete Fuel stop near Lamure-sur-Azergues write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Route Napoléon Weekend is where the day begins. Next is Route Napoléon Weekend checkpoint 8.
2. Near Lentilly
West of Lyon, the land rises into soft hills, and the city's suburbs dissolve into villages, orchards and woods. To the north lie the vineyards of the Beaujolais, and on clear days you can see the Alps, even Mont Blanc, far to the east across the plain.
Read the complete Near Lentilly write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Finish at Route Napoléon Weekend checkpoint 8. That is the ride. Next is Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex.
3. Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex
La Motte-Servolex sits at the western edge of Chambéry, at the southern tip of the Lac du Bourget, the largest natural lake entirely in France. Behind it rises the long, wooded ridge of the Mont du Chat and the Chaîne de l'Épine, and on clear days the view over the lake and towards the Alps is magnificent.
Read the complete Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 154 km into the recorded legs you reach Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex. Next is Scenic stretch near Biol.
4. Scenic stretch near Biol
North-west of Grenoble, the hills of the Bas-Dauphiné fold into a quiet country of meadows, woods and ponds that the locals call the Terres Froides, the cold lands, because of their damp, clayey soils and frosty winters. Biol is one of its villages, scattered across the slopes with farms and a church, and it gives a good taste of a part of Isère that most visitors drive straight past on the motorway.
Read the complete Scenic stretch near Biol write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch near Biol closes the day.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Lamure-sur-Azergues to Near Lentilly
Fuel stop near Lamure-sur-Azergues → Near Lentilly is 39 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex to Scenic stretch near Biol
Photo stop near La Motte-Servolex → Scenic stretch near Biol is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
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