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Routes France Rhône GTR - La Grande Traversée du Rhône VTT
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GTR - La Grande Traversée du Rhône VTT

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From Beaujolais to Condrieu, discover 230 km of pleasures as varied as they are unexpected. Singles, wide paths, fast or technical descents, steep or rolling climbs, vineyards or orchards, take in the sights! <Duration: 4 to 8 days.
difficult
Distance 227.1 km
Duration30:27 h
Ascent7,000 m
Descent7,000 m
Highest point860 m
Lowest point144 m
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Update: March 25, 2023
Difficulty
difficult
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
860 m
Lowest point
144 m
Best time of year
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Track types

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Rest stops

The Hameau Duboeuf
Auberge de Corcelles
La Robe Rouge
Le Morgon
Auberge La Vigneronne
L'Ecume Gourmande
Restaurant Le Saint Lager
Espace des Brouilly
La Cuisine de Fred
Château des Loges restaurant
Auberge de Clochemerle
Tourist information site
Clochemerle tourist office store
La clef de voûte
La Table du Donjon
Boutique de l'antenne touristique de Oingt
Tourist office of Oingt
Chez Marguerite
Terroir des Pierres Dorées
Le Bistrot d'Hélices
Restaurant Le 1217
Office de Tourisme du Pays de l'Arbresle
Antenne de l'Office de Tourisme des Vallons du Lyonnais
Office de Tourisme des Monts du Lyonnais
Un dimanche à la campagne
Le Beau Rivage
Bar et Gourmet
AMAP Les Jardins des Mariniers
Le Panier Condriot

Safety information

Cyclists are subject to the highway code, and must respect it (pedestrian crossings, yield signs, traffic lights, ...). The road does not belong to cyclists any more than to motorists. The highway code includes a ban on cyclists being side by side when a car is overtaking. 

Please respect the environment and do not leave any traces of your passage!

Tips and hints

APIDAE tourism data updated on 03/04/2022 by "Rhône Tourisme".
Spotted an error? Write to tourisme@rhone.fr with the following information:
File name: GTR – La Grande Traversée du Rhône VTT | Record identifier: 5189977 | URL (link) for this Outdooractive page.

Start

Romanèche-Thorins (185 m)
Coordinates:
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46.176110, 4.742530
DMS
46°10'34.0"N 4°44'33.1"E
UTM
31T 634498 5115090
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Destination

Condrieu

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Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

The route is easily accessible from the TER station of Romanèche-Thorins (71) for the north and the TER station of Saint-Clair-les-Roches (38) for the south (same train line).

Getting there

From Lyon: A6 motorway (exit 30) - D337 - D306 - D32.

Parking

Park your car next to the station of your departure point.

Coordinates

DD
46.176110, 4.742530
DMS
46°10'34.0"N 4°44'33.1"E
UTM
31T 634498 5115090
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

Grande Traversée du Rhône - Grand Tour des Monts du Lyonnais, Edition Chamina, 20 November 2019. Cost 16,50 €. Fnac, Au Vieux Campeur...
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Equipment

The right reflexes:

 To enjoy your ride safely, here are our tips:

- Check the condition of your bike before setting off (brakes, transmission, tightening of screws,...) and of the battery for the VAE

- Wear a helmet, and keep it on when climbing

- Have an outfit adapted to the practice and the weather

- Go with water and food

- Be equipped with a repair kit (tools, inner tube, pump...)

- Do not overestimate your skills

- Study the route before setting off

- Tell someone close to you about the loop you have done

- Carry the number of a person to contact in case of an accident


Localization

Parts of this content were machine translated using French as the source language

The Most Beautiful mountain biking trails in Rhône
France › Bourgogne-Franche-Comté › Rhône › Rontalon

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Difficulty
difficult
Distance
227.1 km
Duration
30:27 h
Ascent
7,000 m
Descent
7,000 m
Highest point
860 m
Lowest point
144 m
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