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The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

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The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

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The Chappe telegraph loop from Trans-la-Forêt

03:39

51.0km

440m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: May 16, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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13.5 km

Le Bois Taillis

Forest

27.9 km

The 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.
Wikipedia source

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51.0 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.2 km

11.1 km

3.55 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.5 km

15.9 km

14.7 km

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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