Balcon de Jarrie
- 2.3 mi
- round trip
- 2,248 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Dirt
- surface
Balcon de Jarrie is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 1.2 miles each way, 2.3 miles there and back. It runs between about 2,070 ft and 2,350 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,120 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 3: technical riding over blocky ground, drops and tight turns, for skilled riders. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Saint-Georges-de-Commiers, about 0.9 miles northeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Fau Cuchet, Le Petit Brion and Le Collet. Cascade des Chaussières Haute and Cascade des Chaussières Basse are within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping du Moulin de Tulette and Le Bois de Cornage are within about 6 miles. There are 12 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Gemini1980 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)Fau Cuchet
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~5 min drive
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Photo: Parisdreux, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Combe Charbonière
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Balcon de Jarrie for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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