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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Montluçon
Ainay-Le-Château

Rest area – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Ainay-le-Château

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Montluçon
Ainay-Le-Château

Rest area – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Ainay-le-Château

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2

riders

Rest area – Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond loop from Ainay-le-Château

03:09

39.7km

340m

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 9, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

187 m

City gate

Highlight • Other

7.84 km

111

Forest

3

10.4 km

Rondpoint With Wooden Sculptures

Highlight • Structure

Rondpoint with shelter and wooden figures

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16.2 km

37

Forest

5

16.6 km

Pirot Oak and Pirot Pond

Highlight • Natural Monument

Among the remarkable trees of the forest of Tronçais, the oak of Pirot near the pond of the same name, is easy to access and is conducive to contemplation (clearly, …

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27.8 km

Rest area

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This rest area on the edge of the Tronçais pond, an 18-hectare pond created in 1789 by Nicolas Rambourg for his forges, is the ideal place to enjoy nature and history in a peaceful setting.

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31.6 km

Information boards tell about the industrial past of the area and about the fauna and flora of the forest and the ponds, in French.

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32.2 km

Beach with small bistro

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32.2 km

Saint-Bonnet-Tronçais Pond

Highlight • Lake

In the heart of the Tronçais forest, known to be "the most beautiful oak grove in Europe", the Saint-Bonnet pond covers 45 hectares and hosts a leisure center (picnic tables, supervised swimming , camping, refreshments, etc.)

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39.4 km

Saint-Étienne Church of Ainay-le-Château

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39.7 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.1 km

17.7 km

3.31 km

538 m

Surfaces

20.6 km

12.2 km

6.89 km

< 100 m

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