Chemin du Marais
- 1.8 mi
- round trip
- 434 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Paved
- surface
Chemin du Marais is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.9 miles each way, 1.8 miles there and back. It runs between about 1,880 ft and 2,160 ft above sea level, with roughly 110 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 pavement. The nearest town is Bévenais, about 1.0 miles northeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Le Mont. For camping, Aire Naturelle de Montchardon and Les Platanes are within about 6 miles. There are 3 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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~6 min drive
Photo: Oyentin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mont Levatel
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Photo: Jvillafruela, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Sylve-Bénite – Bellegarde-Poussieu
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Chemin du Marais for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
