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View of the Garabit Viaduct – Saint-Flour loop from Saint-Flour - Chaudes-Aigues

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes

View of the Garabit Viaduct – Saint-Flour loop from Saint-Flour - Chaudes-Aigues

Hard

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View of the Garabit Viaduct – Saint-Flour loop from Saint-Flour - Chaudes-Aigues

04:10

80.7km

1,400m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional de l'Aubrac

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Train Station

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23.4 km

Ruynes-en-Margeride

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Ruynes-en-Margeride is recognizable from afar thanks to its 12th century tower. The latter houses the Margeride eco-museum as well as the garden of Saint-Martin.
The beautiful fountain located on Place Gambetta is also to be discovered.

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29.3 km

View of the Garabit Viaduct

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29.7 km

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31.1 km

Viaduc de Garabit

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A beautiful Eiffel work.

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31.2 km

View of the Garabit Viaduct

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The Garabit Viaduct, built by Gustave Eiffel three years before the Eiffel Tower in Paris, is THE historical monument of Cantal!
It is a railway viaduct 565 meters long and …

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45.2 km

View of Lac de Mallet

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Superb view of the lake with a hotel restaurant right next to it.

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79.1 km

Saint-Flour

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The name of Saint-Flour comes from Florus, a bishop who came to evangelize the region in the 4th century. The city, located on a volcanic promontory, is doubly protected by …

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79.1 km

Panoramic view of the Cantal

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Panoramic view of Cantal and the lower town.

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80.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

73.8 km

4.80 km

1.80 km

225 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

78.9 km

1.67 km

105 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (1,140 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

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Monday 31 August

26°C

7°C

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Comments

August 10, 2025,Cyclosportive Saint-Flour
It wasn't the bike ride I enjoyed the most. I had a little trouble pushing myself, maybe because of the heat.

However, I had a lot of fun on the descents, which were a little too short for my liking. 😅

And I remember it as the most beautiful bike ride I've ever done. The scenery is magnificent.

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