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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Nyons
Portes-En-Valdaine

Le Poët-Laval – Magnanerie (Silkworm Farm) loop from Portes-en-Valdaine

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Mountain biking trails
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Nyons
Portes-En-Valdaine

Le Poët-Laval – Magnanerie (Silkworm Farm) loop from Portes-en-Valdaine

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Le Poët-Laval – Magnanerie (Silkworm Farm) loop from Portes-en-Valdaine

03:49

39.4km

980m

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: April 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.6 km for 79 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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21.1 km

Le Poët-Laval

Highlight • Historical Site

Le Poët-Laval is a magnificent little village nestled between the Vercors massif and the Baronnies massif. It is one of the villages labeled "Most Beautiful Villages of France". What a …

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30.8 km

The Chatelas

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Beautiful view, freely accessible, good footwear strongly recommended. According to a local historian, the walls are the remains of an outpost of the nearby Village fortifié Poët-Laval with its mighty …

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34.5 km

Châteauneuf-de-Mazenc

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A restored ancient feudal village, perched on its rocky spur and which can be visited for a dive into the region's history. A very beautiful view over the plain.

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34.5 km

Mulberry Tree Near Crest

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The mulberry tree is crucial for silk production. Its leaves are the only food for silkworms (Bombyx mori) - and so without a mulberry tree there are no caterpillars, and …

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34.8 km

Magnanerie (Silkworm Farm)

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Today, a few houses still have a large room with two fireplaces - a "magnanerie". In these efficiently heated rooms, the silkworms hatched, were raised and fed with mulberry leaves. …

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36.3 km

La Bécudie-du-Mazzinc Silk Mill Ruins

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The caterpillar breeders delivered the silk threads in skeins to the "moulinages" on the river. There the silk threads were transferred to spools. The subsequent twisting of the threads increased …

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36.6 km

Here we are standing on the main artery of the region's early industry, the Jabron. There is a height difference of more than 600 metres between the source in the …

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36.8 km

The workforce in the factories on the Jabron did not only come from the region. After the genocide in Armenia, female refugees came to the region as workers. Many Italian …

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39.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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25.3 km

10.6 km

1.71 km

1.46 km

331 m

Surfaces

19.8 km

10.9 km

6.39 km

1.96 km

420 m

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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