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Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

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Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

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4.3

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Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

04:24

44.5km

940m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 525 m for 196 m

After 14.3 km for 167 m

After 27.0 km for 196 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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732 m

Madonnas

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821 m

The Pyramid

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Located at an altitude of 1,246 meters, this place offers a wide panorama. At the top of the pyramid sits a Virgin. This construction is a Napoleonic monument. The last …

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1.36 km

Starting point for mountain bike routes 6 - 23 - 24 - 104

Highlight • Trail

16.2 km

Crêt de Chaussitre

Peak

16.5 km

Crêt de Chaussître

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Crêt de Chaussître is located at the southern end of Pilat. It offers a beautiful panorama of the Monts du Velay, Mont Mezenc, the Yssingeaux juices and the high plateaus of Forez.

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22.9 km

Les Plats Dam

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24.4 km

Sap dam

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avoid the black track area under the dam (diversion loop)

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24.6 km

Retenue Barrage des Plats

Lake

38.4 km

Trail of the pistes from Le Bessat to La Digonnière (La République)

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Nice path between trees and moss, which allows you to avoid the path full of nasty stones.

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42.3 km

Rangers' House

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House of the Guards belonging to the National Forestry Office of the city of Saint-Etienne.

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44.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.9 km

9.90 km

4.95 km

1.68 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.8 km

4.55 km

1.83 km

777 m

276 m

236 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (910 m)

Weather

Sunday 21 June

31°C

18°C

0 %

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Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

Madonnas

The Pyramid

Starting point for mountain bike routes 6 - 23 - 24 - 104

Crêt de Chaussître

Les Plats Dam

Sap dam

Trail of the pistes from Le Bessat to La Digonnière (La République)

Rangers' House

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