For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful road cycling routes.
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The 10 most beautiful road cycling routes in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Road Cycling
· France
Grenoble - Annecy en vélo de route (Par le Col de Tamié)
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Difficulty
moderate
132 km
6:30 h
1,284 m
1,044 m
Un très beau parcours régulier, de 133km en vélo de route, entre Grenoble et Annecy, qui permet de découvrir 3 massifs montagneux, de faire l'ascension du Col Tamié (907m), et de rouler le long du Lac d'Annecy sur toute sa longueur.

Road Cycling
· Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux
(F) Buis-les-B. -St.-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze -Montbrun-les-Bains -Buis
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
69.2 km
2:45 h
870 m
870 m
Interessante Radtour mit geringem Autoverkehr durch die Baronnies mit moderaten Anstiegen und schönen Ausblicken nördlich des Mt. Ventoux.

Road Cycling
· Buis-les-Baronnies
(F) Buis-les-Baronnies - Savoillan - Mollans-sur-Ouvèze - Buis
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
53.2 km
2:00 h
700 m
700 m
Kurze knackige Runde am Nordrand des Mt. Ventoux mit immer wieder schönen Ausblicken auf diesen, oder andere Highlights mit Start in Buis-les-Baronnies.

Road Cycling
· Alps
The mythical Col du Galibier from Saint Michel de Maurienne
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
72.1 km
4:00 h
2,289 m
2,281 m
Because the mountain is a great playground summer and winter, the SNOOC ski-snowshoe sledge Snooc invites you to come and conquer the mythical Galibier pass by its northern slope, starting from St Michel de Maurienne.

Road Cycling
· Bugey Sud
Cycling tour: Bugey's vineyards
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
29.1 km
1:40 h
258 m
251 m
This cycling circuit departing from the port of Massignieu de Rives along the ViaRhôna, crosses the small atypical wine-growing villages of southern Bugey.

Road Cycling
· L'Ain
Col du Grand Colombier depuis Culoz
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
17.9 km
2:05 h
1,243 m
0 m
Le versant sud, la voie classique du Tour de France !Route rendue impraticable par une coulée de boue à Culoz / fermée jusqu'à nouvel ordre.

Road Cycling
· Parc naturel régional du Vercors
Cycling in the Vercors between the Drôme and Isère
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
127 km
6:05 h
2,938 m
2,938 m
A beautiful outing in the Vercors Regional Natural Park, starting from Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans. The passage through the Combe de Laval is one of the highlights of the route!

Road Cycling
· L'Ain
Challenge des 40 cols à vélo dans l'Ain by Daniel Bernard
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
664.1 km
50:10 h
16,590 m
16,590 m
Par étapes ou sur plusieurs jours, découvrez cette Grande Boucle de référence qui place l'Ain aux sommets du vélo de route ! En savoir plus
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Road Cycling
· Lac d'Annecy
Tour of Lake Annecy by bike
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
43.2 km
2:30 h
256 m
265 m
A nice tour to do on the road to enjoy nice panoramas on the lake of Annecy !

Road Cycling
· L'Ain
Col de Portes depuis Serrières de Briord
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
11.8 km
1:10 h
782 m
1 m
L'ascension sans doute la plus difficile mais la plus belle !
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Col du Petit Saint Bernard 2188 m - from Morgex by Stephen
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
Photo: Stephen Copeland, Community
August 27, 2023
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An iconic climb through amazing scenery along an historic route. After the initial sets of sweeping hairpins outside Pre Saint Didier the going is easy with gentle gradients. After La Thuile the hairpins and gradients increase though there are easier sections in which to recover. It gets steep again before the summit so a last push is needed. It is well worth the effort for the amazing views of the Mont Blanc Massif and views down the valley into France. The decent back down is sweeping and not particularly technical though care is needed on some sharp hairpins. A must do climb for any passionate cyclist.
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Circuit l'Ain à vélo n° 15 - Cavets et ventres jaunes by Mathieu
August 09, 2023
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Monts du Lyonnais - The Crêts circuit - Loop 2.7 by Andy
August 09, 2023
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