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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
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Guillestre

Loop 1: The Durance balconies – Queyras Mountains

Moderate

4.6

(46)

962

riders

Loop 1: The Durance balconies – Queyras Mountains

02:24

49.0km

660m

Road cycling

This first loop of almost 50 kilometers is an excellent warm-up. It has many breathtaking natural settings as well as historical sites that will whet your curiosity.

The route keeps going up and down. Without the difficulties being too numerous, they however prepare you well for the passes to come…

Last updated: June 8, 2024

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Parc national des Écrins

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10.7 km

The Balconies of the Durance

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View of the very blue waters of the Durance from a pretty little hilly road.

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22.6 km

View of Embrun

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From the plain of the Durance and between the meadows you look out over the city of Embrun.

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32.3 km

Châteauroux-les-Alpes

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Châteauroux, the capital of the Indre, was founded around 937 AD when Raoul the Fat, Lord of Déols, built Château Raoul on the left bank of the Indre, the name …

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48.7 km

Guillestre town center

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Discover the history of Guillestre by strolling through its town centre: its church, its fortifications, its towers and its old houses bear witness to its historical past. In the Middle …

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49.0 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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37.3 km

6.66 km

3.75 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

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< 100 m

Surfaces

45.5 km

3.41 km

132 m

< 100 m

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Monday 18 May

14°C

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