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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cousin Road – Avallon loop from Avallon

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Road cycling routes
France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Cousin Road – Avallon loop from Avallon

Hard

4.3

(3)

32

riders

Cousin Road – Avallon loop from Avallon

04:46

90.8km

1,420m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 71.7 km for 82 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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39.3 km

View of Château de Chastellux

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Very nice view of the castle on the descent. There is only one place to stop and take photos in a safe way.

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2

68.6 km

Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in Vézelay

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The Basilica of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine has been listed as UNESCO since 1979. It is one of the starting points of the Santiago de Compostela trail. It is here that Saint Bernard …

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71.7 km

Notre-Dame Church of Saint-Père

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You drive through the winding streets of the picturesque village of Saint-Père in the valley before Vézelay and then the BVlick opens onto this village church! An incredible porch in …

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74.0 km

View of Vézelay

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A beautiful unobstructed view of the hill of Vézelay topped by the basilica, and even the bell tower of the church of St Père at the foot of the hill.

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81.9 km

Château d'Island

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The other Iceland - refreshingly French!

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84.5 km

Cousin Road

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Absolutely wonderful and secluded valley!

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88.6 km

Historic Climb to Avallon

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Arrival in Avallon a thousand times cooler than from the North. Arrival from the Cousin road, climb through the old stones and arrive on the cobblestones, at the top what 😎

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89.2 km

Avallon

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Now enter the church covered by ribbed vaults whose particularity is to end in the shape of a dome
This is composed of a central nave flanked by two side …

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90.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.3 km

6.03 km

5.42 km

666 m

272 m

124 m

Surfaces

67.9 km

22.6 km

177 m

103 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Sunday 17 May

15°C

9°C

58 %

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