Pont Notre Dame. – Lake Charpal loop from Mende

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Pont Notre Dame. – Lake Charpal loop from Mende

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Pont Notre Dame. – Lake Charpal loop from Mende

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48.6km

1,080m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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710 m

Mende

Highlight • Settlement

Mende is the most important town in the Lozère department. It is a truly ancient city, as its foundation dates back to 200 years BC. Its many medieval buildings are its reputation. You can discover, among other things, its superb cathedral which has the strange peculiarity of having unequal bell towers.

The town owes its wealth in part to its production of draperies, and thus becomes an important commercial crossroads between the Languedoc and Auvergne regions. I particularly like its fountain with its massive stone ball rolling on itself in the water.

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1.54 km

Pont Notre Dame.

Highlight • Bridge

10.2 km

Monument to François Godet

Highlight • Monument

An unassuming memorial to a Resistance fighter

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27.3 km

Lake Charpal

Highlight • Lake

A dam on the Colagne river created this Charpal lake. It supplies the town of Mende with drinking water. The Charpal site was originally chosen in 1925 to create an underwater munitions depot.

This strange project never took place, because the lake was not deep enough and did not allow the immersion of the powder.

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48.6 km

End point

Train Station

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