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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Matagrin Tower – Donzy site loop from Tarare

Mountain biking trails

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Matagrin Tower – Donzy site loop from Tarare

Hard

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Matagrin Tower – Donzy site loop from Tarare

05:50

66.9km

1,510m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 15.6 km for 271 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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5.35 km

Retenue de Joux

Lake

2

11.2 km

Col de la Croix Cazard (865 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Pretty long pass on the Tarare side with a constant slope around 5%. Delimits the watershed line between the Rhône and the Loire. Do not hesitate to climb to Mont …

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3

12.8 km

Matagrin Tower

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1876, the tower was topped with a pointed roof. At the time, it served as a hunting meeting place for a local notary, Master Matagrin, then became a drinking establishment and even welcomed dance enthusiasts.

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4

19.4 km

Summit of the Bois de Montchervet

Highlight • Summit

very nice circuit with 2 difficult passages (lots of stones in the path) good physical conditions.

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5

25.1 km

Replica of the Panissières Monorail locomotive

Highlight • Monument

Replica of the Monorail locomotive which was to link the towns of Feurs to Panissières at the end of the 19th century. The project was aborted along the way and the railway line rehabilitated as a greenway.

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6

25.9 km

Tie and Textile Museum

Highlight • Monument

Current textile and tie museum and third place under construction. Located near the old monorail railway line, which was to link Panissières to Feurs, at the request of the textile …

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7

36.2 km

Moss-Covered Rock Formation and River near Vaugneray

Highlight • Natural

circuit with some slightly delicate passages but without great difficulty, a small part on the road but a very beautiful circuit to do.

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8

36.4 km

Donzy site

Highlight • Other

Donzy's site

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9

52.2 km

Apero pond

Highlight • Other

B

66.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.0 km

22.3 km

9.72 km

7.04 km

4.22 km

582 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

19.1 km

16.4 km

8.63 km

2.44 km

121 m

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Highest point (990 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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Monday 18 May

19°C

9°C

55 %

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