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Bruniquel Castle – Château de Penne loop from Bruniquel

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Bruniquel Castle – Château de Penne loop from Bruniquel

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Bruniquel Castle – Château de Penne loop from Bruniquel

04:11

45.0km

920m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.3 km for 63 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

182 m

Medieval town of Bruniquel

Highlight • Historical Site

Pretty village worth the climb. If the cafes are closed, then you can find water in the cemetery next to the church.

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2

1.44 km

Bruniquel Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Aveyron is a river in southern France. It rises in the Massif Central, near the town of Sévérac-le-Château. The department of Aveyron was named after this river. The river …

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13.0 km

Lavoir

Lake

4

31.1 km

Château de Penne

Highlight • Castle

On their spectacular rocky outcrop, the ruins of the Château de Penne still dominate the village and the Aveyron.
Built in the Merovingian era, it has seen many wars, especially during the Cathar era and during the Hundred Years War.

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5

31.4 km

Saint Catherine's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

6

35.3 km

View over the castle of Penne

Highlight • Other

Very nice view!

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7

43.6 km

Mittelalterliches Festungsdorf

Highlight • Other

B

45.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.0 km

12.7 km

12.4 km

2.99 km

1.84 km

Surfaces

27.9 km

11.4 km

3.78 km

1.74 km

106 m

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Highest point (360 m)

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Comments

August 31, 2025,Sortie à vélo

First climb with only big rocks, you have to put the watts in and be careful where you put the wheel

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