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France
New Aquitaine
Aubusson
Le Monteil-Au-Vicomte

View of Lake Vassivière – Vassivière Dam loop from Puy de la Grange

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
New Aquitaine
Aubusson
Le Monteil-Au-Vicomte

View of Lake Vassivière – Vassivière Dam loop from Puy de la Grange

Moderate

4.6

(78)

495

riders

View of Lake Vassivière – Vassivière Dam loop from Puy de la Grange

03:15

42.0km

550m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

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Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin

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7.94 km

Lake Vassivière

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Lake Vassivivère located in the Millevaches regional natural park in Limousin is the largest in the region, a true inland sea!

On the developed banks there are several campsites and restaurants. The whole thing remains quite intimate.

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10.7 km

View of Lake Vassivière

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A somewhat technical course with a good drop

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12.2 km

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14.6 km

Challenge Vert

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The spot is magnificent and the course has all types of courses, technical and sporty.

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19.5 km

Lake Vassivière

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The Vassivière Lake Tour, near Châteaucourt, is a scenic and peaceful route. The loop around the lake offers stunning views of the water, surrounded by forests and hills. As you …

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20.5 km

View of Lake Vassivière

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During a mountain bike ride in the middle of the Limousin hills, it is pleasant to stop on the banks of this imposing dam lake to admire its calm waters.

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22.4 km

Mossy rocks

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24.9 km

Beach

Beach

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26.8 km

Vassivière Dam

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Lake Vassivière was created in 1950 to cover the energy needs of France. The dam is almost 33 meters high and 25 meters thick at its base, only 3 meters at the top.

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42.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.3 km

14.5 km

9.19 km

1.52 km

375 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

12.1 km

5.39 km

4.37 km

3.00 km

864 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (740 m)

Lowest point (630 m)

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Thursday 25 June

37°C

19°C

13 %

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Comments

August 21, 2024,lac de la Vassivière, Creuse
Very nice tour of Lake Vassivière with the family, mountain biking, picnic and swimming 👍

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August 6, 2024,Auf den Spuren von Raymond Poulidor
The road that serves the villages around the lake was later named Circuit Raymond Poulidor after Masbaraud-Mérignat-born Raymond Poulidor.[2]

Three individual time trials of the Tour de France have taken place around Lac de Vassivière, each on the penultimate stage. The first took place in 1985 and was won by Greg LeMond over a distance of 47.5 km. In the …

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October 21, 2022,Bicycle Tour
I loved this tour, be careful of the roots of the oak trees which are tricky on mountain bikes

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May 30, 2025,Rives&<Ride Vassiviere
Not much elevation gain but a lot of single tracks in the undergrowth by the lake... Very pleasant on an afternoon when the temperatures are around 30 degrees👍

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