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Col du Ballon

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Virieu-Le-Grand

Col du Ballon

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Location: Virieu-Le-Grand, Belley, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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1. Vue sur le Château de Machuraz – Col de la Lèbe (914 m) loop from Artemare

40.5km

02:11

800m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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2. Col du Ballon – Mémorial 39-45 du Valromey loop from Belley

53.8km

02:40

840m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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3. Col du Ballon – Col de Ballon (929 m) loop from Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses

47.9km

02:31

880m

Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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Mika Pat

September 10, 2023

Superb discovery, this Col du Ballon deserves to be a little better known, but not too much anyway 😁

What a moment, from Tenay, the first part is hard, but never too hard, the landscape is nice, the road so peaceful... The meter indicates portions beyond 10%, and the steepest kilometer indicates 9.9% , but it's nice enough to do quietly. The second part is much less steep, still on a small, very narrow road up to 2km from the summit, but no traffic, good condition of the road, and the descent to Virieu is on a wide road in very good condition too 😁

It was a very nice discovery, to be made again with less heat 🥵!!!

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Bugey Sud Grand Colombier

July 1, 2024

Regular climb with very few cars all year round and nice viewpoint over Mont Blanc and the Alps on good weather days.

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Elevation 340 m

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Location: Virieu-Le-Grand, Belley, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

Col du Ballon

1. Vue sur le Château de Machuraz – Col de la Lèbe (914 m) loop from Artemare

2. Col du Ballon – Mémorial 39-45 du Valromey loop from Belley

3. Col du Ballon – Col de Ballon (929 m) loop from Saint-Germain-les-Paroisses

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