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Col de la Croix des Fourches – Fir Lake loop from Amplepuis

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Col de la Croix des Fourches – Fir Lake loop from Amplepuis

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4.6

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Col de la Croix des Fourches – Fir Lake loop from Amplepuis

05:41

60.3km

1,630m

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: April 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 34.2 km for 316 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.36 km

Chapelle Dumas

Highlight • Religious Site

This chapel was offered to the municipality of Ronno by Jean-Baptiste Dumas, a threshing contractor around 1850. It was following an accident with his threshing machine that he undertook to …

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Col du Pilon

Mountain Pass

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Beaujolais Vert Wind Farm

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The Beaujolais Vert wind farm is the 1st wind farm in the Rhône department. It is made up of four wind turbines and can meet the annual electricity consumption of …

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Col de la Croix Paquet

Mountain Pass

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Roches Blanches orientation table

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This orientation table offers a beautiful 180 degree panorama from Villefranche-sur-Saône to Tarare. You enjoy a view of the Monts du Lyonnais, the Monts de Tarare, the Monts d'Or, the …

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37.3 km

Col de la Croix de Thel (650 m)

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Very nice pass to do from Chamelet, Ternand, Valsonne, or from the Valsonne valley. The climb from Chamelet is terrible for Beaujolais: 4 km at 8% average. Viewpoints are present and traffic is low.

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41.7 km

Bivouac area ⛺

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Accessible directly from the roadside, on the GR7. You will find two tables and two floors to set up the tent as well as toilets in the metal structure

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44.2 km

Fairly high pass at the crossroads of the road between Amplepuis and St Just d'Avray and the forest path following the Mollières ridge. Good starting point for many mountain bike trails, passes the routes of the FFC mountain bike circuits.

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53.5 km

Fir Lake

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Lac des Sapins offers the largest biological swimming pool in Europe. It is located 440 meters above sea level in the heart of Beaujolais Vert. This environment is special since …

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59.2 km

Le Rançonnet

Lake

60.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.0 km

15.2 km

7.58 km

4.03 km

3.13 km

402 m

Surfaces

26.9 km

16.6 km

12.3 km

3.02 km

866 m

589 m

Elevation

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Highest point (850 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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Col de la Croix des Fourches – Fir Lake loop from Amplepuis

Chapelle Dumas

Beaujolais Vert Wind Farm

Beaujolais Tour

Roches Blanches orientation table

Col de la Croix de Thel (650 m)

Bivouac area ⛺

Col de la Croix des Fourches

Fir Lake

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