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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
La Tour-Du-Pin
Montalieu-Vercieu

Col de Fay – View of Vertrieu castle loop from Montalieu - Vallée Bleue

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
La Tour-Du-Pin
Montalieu-Vercieu

Col de Fay – View of Vertrieu castle loop from Montalieu - Vallée Bleue

Hard

28

riders

Col de Fay – View of Vertrieu castle loop from Montalieu - Vallée Bleue

04:35

86.7km

1,420m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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After 56.5 km for 273 m

After 75.9 km for 312 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

16.8 km

Col de Fay

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Nice flexible rise in postcard decorations.

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2

45.2 km

Montgriffon Church and Water Point

Highlight • Religious Site

You will find a drinking water point on the low wall in front of the Church

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45.8 km

Col de Montgriffon

Mountain Pass

4

51.4 km

Col du Nivollet

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A 5.9 km ascent with an average gradient of 5.3%

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5

58.7 km

Alternative à la départementale

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Quiet road offering an alternative to the busy D1504.

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6

61.3 km

Albarine Greenway

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A very pleasant greenway along the Albarine River and the railway line!
Ideal for connecting two different starting points for the ascent of the famous Col de Portes.

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7

68.2 km

Bosse de Vaux-Bettand

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A short climb that allows you to switch between the two villages, on one side the Albarine Green Way, on the other the start of the climb towards the Col de Porte!

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8

74.3 km

Slope at ~7% on this segment between Lagnieu and Sain-Sorlin-en-Bugey.

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9

77.0 km

View of Vertrieu castle

Highlight • Castle

Pretty views from the other bank of the Rhône, on the Via Rhôna.

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86.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.2 km

19.9 km

4.26 km

2.72 km

680 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

81.2 km

4.86 km

655 m

130 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Tuesday 27 October

15°C

6°C

21 %

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