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View of the Ardèche Valley – Col de la Croix de Bauzon loop from Meyras

View of the Ardèche Valley – Col de la Croix de Bauzon loop from Meyras

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View of the Ardèche Valley – Col de la Croix de Bauzon loop from Meyras

05:36

103km

2,140m

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: June 20, 2026

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Parc naturel régional des Monts d'Ardèche

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25.1 km

View of the Ardèche Valley

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As you cycle past La Souche, be sure to enjoy the stunning views across the valley as you navigate the winding roads. The route offers breathtaking views of the lush, wooded slopes and the serene Ardèche countryside below. The open landscape and fresh mountain air make this peaceful stretch a great place to pause and admire the scenery before continuing on your way.

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25.6 km

View of the Monts d'Ardèche Valley

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27.0 km

Col de la Croix de Bauzon

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Very nice climb starting from the Souche with an arrival at the pass worthy of the Alps.

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32.0 km

Col du Pendu (1435 m)

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34.5 km

Col du Pendu

Mountain Pass

37.6 km

Pas de l'Ane

Mountain Pass

41.3 km

Col de la Chavade (1266 m)

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Gradual, non-aggressive slope

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50.9 km

Mazan Abbey

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Etymology: comes from Mas d’Adam, the name of the old estate that was located on the site of the current village, which was ceded by the lord of Géorant to the bishop of Viviers to allow him to found the abbey of Mazan.

It all begins with the foundation of the Cistercian abbey in the heart of the village. This takes place between 1119 and 1122. At the beginning of the 12th century, canons came to settle on the site of Mas d’Adam (a toponym that would evolve into MAZAN), and were joined by monks from the abbey of Bonnevaux.

These religious men built a huge abbey, of which only the remains exist today, which experienced a period of apogee that lasted until the Hundred Years' War. It gave birth to four other abbeys which are Bonneval, Sénanque, Sylvanès and le Thoronet as well as establishments for nuns.

After this prosperous period, misfortunes followed one another at the abbey of Mazan: it was plundered by the great companies of the Hundred Years' War, then attacked by the Huguenots in the modern period.

Before this last looting, the monks, according to legend, would have melted a golden bell with all their treasures, which they would have buried somewhere, facing and opposite the bull's-eye window, within earshot of the rooster's crow.

montagnedardeche.com/patrimoine-culturel/village-de-mazan-labbaye-2387

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