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Chappe Telegraph – The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

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Chappe Telegraph – The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

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Chappe Telegraph – The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

03:33

49.2km

480m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 17, 2025

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12.0 km

Le Bois Taillis

Forest

26.5 km

Chappe Telegraph

Highlight • Monument

The Chappe telegraph (or aerial telegraph) is a visual communication means (telegraph) by semaphore, over distances of several hundred kilometers, developed by Claude Chappe in 1794.
Today, only twenty copies of Chappe telegraph remain in France.
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The Chappe telegraph

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A unique old mill on top of the highest point in the area. Nice resting place with a café too.

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49.2 km

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33.9 km

9.98 km

3.55 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

16.3 km

13.5 km

149 m

Elevation

Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Chappe Telegraph – The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

Chappe Telegraph

The Chappe telegraph

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