Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Pas-du-Riot Dam loop from Rochetaillée

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Pas-du-Riot Dam loop from Rochetaillée

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Gouffre d'Enfer Dam – Pas-du-Riot Dam loop from Rochetaillée

02:25

16.9km

720m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

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4.12 km

Gouffre d'Enfer Dam

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The Gouffre d'Enfer dam was erected at the request of Napoleon III. It is one of the first “masonry arch weight” dams in Europe. If the name inspires little confidence, this place is sublime, especially in autumn when the colors of the forest change.

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6.90 km

Le Pas du Riot

Lake

7.54 km

Riot Pass

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following the Furan is a "source" of discoveries, dams, aqueduct, penstock...

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8.53 km

Bridge and waterfall

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Small waterfall that passes under this cute little bridge, to reach the lake which we go around.

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8.93 km

Pas-du-Riot Dam

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Built in 5 years between 1873 and 1878, this dam was built to increase the water supply to the Gouffre d'Enfer dam. Built 3 years earlier it had become insufficient. A magnificent work to admire during your race.

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11.5 km

The pit of hell

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Hi very nice course very difficult passages but I took advantage of it 👌🤟🤟

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11.9 km

Gouffre d'Enfer Waterfall

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Immense and vertiginous waterfall, to see before going to the Gouffre dam.

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13.8 km

Rochetaillée Castle

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The Château de Rochetaillée-sur-Saône sits on a hill high above the city and the river. The castle was built in the 12th century, became state property after the French Revolution in 1790 and gradually fell into disrepair. In 1892, Pierre Claude Bellingard carried out a first restoration. With the takeover of the castle in 1902, Jean Joseph Clerc restored the castle and expanded it into a chateau. In 1959, Henry Malartre acquired the castle and set up the Musée Henri Malartre automobile museum in it.

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