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Mauriac
Le Fau

Col de Légal – Salers loop from Le Fau

Hard

5.0

(2)

81

riders

Col de Légal – Salers loop from Le Fau

05:14

73.2km

1,540m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

24.1 km

Col du Grangeou and Col du Bruel

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Pass with a very irregular drop that offers a view of the Jordanne valley. You can then continue to climb to the top of the Col de Légal

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33.0 km

Col de Bruel

Mountain Pass

3

37.6 km

Col de Légal

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col de Légal (1231 meters) allows you to pass from the Doire valley to the Bertrande valley.
Summit Inn open all year round

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4

50.6 km

Fontanges monolithic chapel

Highlight • Other

At the entrance or exit (depending on your direction) of the village of Fontanges, the Saint-Michel chapel, inaugurated in 1901, has the particularity of having been carved out of an enormous volcanic rock surmounted by a statue of the Virgin.

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5

55.9 km

Salers Medieval Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Picturesque like Collonges la Rouge, Rocamadour or Locronan

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6

56.0 km

Salers

Highlight • Settlement

Salers is one of those very beautiful villages in France that you absolutely must visit. The village alone has around thirty items classified or registered in the additional inventory of …

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7

60.5 km

The Aspre Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Very calm and beautiful landscape.
At the end of the valley you have a nice climb with the Col de St. Georges.

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68.4 km

Col Saint-Georges

Mountain Pass

B

73.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.8 km

414 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

72.8 km

250 m

182 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,220 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

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Monday 12 October

16°C

6°C

31 %

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