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Vassivière Island – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

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Vassivière Island – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

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Vassivière Island – Lake Vassivière loop from Saint-Martin-Château

07:49

96.1km

1,650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 70.6 km for 177 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9.87 km

Lake Vassivière

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful reservoir also suitable for camping and sailing. There are also small huts right on the lake

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11.5 km

Auphelle Marina - Lake Vassivière

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Marina and launching of Auphelle, on Lake Vassivière.

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16.9 km

We arrive on the Island of Vassivière by a footbridge forbidden to cars. On the island, we discover the International Center for Art and Landscape and the old castle.

In the gardens 63 works are scattered in the "sculpture wood".

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23.0 km

Nergout Beach, Lake Vassivière

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Small beach of Nergout, on Lake Vassivière. Supervised swimming and small snack restaurant nearby. A little further, a picnic area and the port of Nergout.

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24.5 km

Plage de Vauveix

Beach

32.8 km

Faux-la-Montagne

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Village located Located in the middle of the mountains, 700 meters above sea level, in the Regional Natural Park of Millevaches. Don't miss the 13th century Saint-Etienne church and the village wash house.

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35.6 km

Rivière Le Dorat

Lake

68.7 km

Lake Faux

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This 45 hectare artificial lake, created on the Dorat and retained by a multiple arch dam, is quite spectacular.

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69.7 km

Lac de Faux

Lake

77.0 km

Long gangway

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Long and pretty footbridge to span the lake.

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78.3 km

Beach

80.4 km

Lake Vassivière

Highlight • Lake

Lake Vassivivère located in the Millevaches regional natural park in Limousin is the largest in the region, a true inland sea!

On the developed banks there are several campsites and restaurants. The whole thing remains quite intimate.

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96.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.3 km

18.3 km

12.3 km

3.21 km

110 m

Surfaces

38.9 km

31.2 km

25.3 km

720 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

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Wednesday 22 July

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