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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Le Bessat

Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Étienne
Le Bessat

Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

Hard

4.3

(20)

72

riders

Crêt de Chaussître – Les Plats Dam loop from Le Bessat

04:22

44.2km

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: September 23, 2026

Tips

Includes very steep uphill segments

You may need to push your bike.

After 524 m for 196 m

After 14.3 km for 167 m

After 26.8 km for 196 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

732 m

Madonnas

Highlight (Segment) • Other

2

811 m

The Pyramid

Highlight • Other

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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3

1.32 km

16.1 km

Crêt de Chaussitre

Peak

5

16.4 km

Crêt de Chaussître

Highlight • Summit

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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6

22.8 km

Les Plats Dam

Highlight • Other

7

24.4 km

Sap dam

Highlight • Other

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

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24.5 km

Retenue Barrage des Plats

Lake

9

38.3 km

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

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10

42.1 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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B

44.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.5 km

10.2 km

4.63 km

1.72 km

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.0 km

5.19 km

4.12 km

2.18 km

1.86 km

777 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,290 m)

Lowest point (910 m)

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Friday 9 October

16°C

6°C

59 %

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