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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Yssingeaux
Saint-Jeures

Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Saint-Jeures

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Road cycling routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Yssingeaux
Saint-Jeures

Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Saint-Jeures

Moderate

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Lavalette Dam – Lake Lavalette loop from Saint-Jeures

01:34

33.0km

450m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 21, 2026

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After 7.77 km for 80 m

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7.14 km

Lavalette Dam

Highlight • Lake

The Lavalette dam is 507 meters long and 60 meters high. This hydraulic dam was built in 1949 upstream of the Lignon river and retains the waters of Lake Lavalette, known for its water sports center.

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7.81 km

Lake Lavalette

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This dam lake is accessible for swimming and sailing.
At the leisure base, you can also find a beach to get in the water but also some amenities such as toilets and something to fill your water bottles.

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7.85 km

Lakeside Beach

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4

8.86 km

Belle Vue

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5

16.2 km

Raucoule steam train station

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In this station, enthusiasts bring a railway line back to life and run old engines and cars.

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23.4 km

Tence

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Picturesque village on the plateaus of Haut-Lignon, along the river of the same name.

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33.0 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.4 km

10.2 km

252 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.4 km

496 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 21 May

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