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Balbigny

Chessieux Viaduct – Pommiers-en-Forez loop from Balbigny

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Roanne
Balbigny

Chessieux Viaduct – Pommiers-en-Forez loop from Balbigny

Moderate

7

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Chessieux Viaduct – Pommiers-en-Forez loop from Balbigny

03:12

60.9km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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: May 1, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 28.4 km for 155 m

After 33.1 km for 2.28 km

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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511 m

Bridge over the Loire at Balbigny

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A pretty work of art in metal which allows us to have a beautiful view of the Loire.

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983 m

3

5.49 km

Viaduc de Balbigny

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4

5.96 km

Chessieux Viaduct

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It is a magnificent viaduct which has a bike passage on a quiet little road above the Loire, formerly the "Tacot" railway line. The views over the Loire are impressive …

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11.2 km

Pinay Bridge over the Loire

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The view from a bridge over the Loire. It is a quiet road on the Balbigny/Pinay cycle path.

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6

15.1 km

Water Point in Saint-Jodard

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Water point strategically placed on the roadside (tap)

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28.5 km

Pommiers-en-Forez Priory

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28.9 km

Pommiers-en-Forez

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A beautiful old monastery. And a few hundred meters from the town exit in the direction of the campsite you have a fantastic photo spot with the old Roman bridge in the foreground.

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60.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.3 km

2.79 km

1.49 km

178 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

44.4 km

13.8 km

2.43 km

140 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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