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Issoire
Compains

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise – Lake Bourdouze loop from Compains

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Issoire
Compains

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise – Lake Bourdouze loop from Compains

Moderate

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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise – Lake Bourdouze loop from Compains

01:32

28.2km

530m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

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

After 17.4 km for 137 m

After 17.7 km for 148 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

3.24 km

Wunderschöne Hochebene mit fast endlosem Rundumblick

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Church in Compains is worth a look.

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2

10.4 km

Col des Paouvins (1144 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Beautiful little pass from Besse, beautiful descent to Valbeleix

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3

17.0 km

Alleys of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Highlight • Settlement

4

17.3 km

Historic Center of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Highlight • Historical Site

The city center is beautiful, you can visit it by bike. It is worth stopping there, there are also several very good restaurants

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17.7 km

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Highlight • Settlement

Nestled in the foothills of the Sancy massif, the village of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise occupies a natural crossroads between the Monts Dore to the north, the Cézallier plateau to the south and …

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17.8 km

Besse

Highlight • Settlement

Standing south of the historic center, the belfry of Besse is the only memory of the three old fortified gates of Besse.

Adorned with battlements and topped with a clock, …

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23.9 km

Lake Bourdouze

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The Lac de Bourdouze is located at an altitude of 1170 meters, in the Massif du Sancy. You can get a good view from the road, and if you want …

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28.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.6 km

609 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

283 m

192 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,210 m)

Lowest point (950 m)

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Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

2 %

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